Film record

J. Edgar

2011Feature film137 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · United Kingdom
Languages
English
Genres
flashback film · drama film · LGBTQ-related film · biographical film

Credits

Direction

Clint Eastwood — Directing

Cast

Armie Hammer — Acting (Clyde Tolson)
Naomi Watts — Acting (Helen Gandy)
Josh Lucas — Acting (aviator Charles Lindbergh)
Judi Dench — Acting (Annie Hoover)
Ed Westwick — Acting (Agent Smith)
Leonardo DiCaprio — Acting (J. Edgar Hoover)
Lea Thompson — Acting (Lela E. Rogers)
Dermot Mulroney — Acting (superintendent Norman Schwarzkopf Sr.)
Jeffrey Donovan — Acting (Robert F. Kennedy)
Stephen Root — Acting (wood expert Arthur Koehler)
Ken Howard — Acting (Harlan F. Stone)
Ryan McPartlin — Acting (Lawrence Richey)
Christian Clemenson — Acting (Immigration Inspector Schell)
Denis O'Hare — Acting (document expert Albert S. Osborn)
Geoff Pierson — Acting (A. Mitchell Palmer)
Michael O'Neill — Acting (Kenneth McKellar)
Amanda Schull — Acting (actress Anita Colby)
Josh Hamilton — Acting (Robert Irwin)
Zach Grenier — Acting (John Condon)
Miles Fisher — Acting (Agent Garrison)
Damon Herriman — Acting (Bruno Richard Hauptmann)
Kaitlyn Dever — Acting (Palmer's daughter)
Gunner Wright — Acting (future President Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Jack Donner — Acting (Hoover's father)
Jordan Bridges — Acting (a lawyer)
Sadie Calvano — Acting (Hoover's niece)
Jessica Hecht — Acting (Emma Goldman)
Kevin Rankin — Acting
Michael Rady — Acting (Agent Jones)
Christopher Shyer — Acting (Richard Nixon)
Gerald Downey — Acting (an FBI agent)
David Clennon — Acting (Senator Friendly)
Adam Driver — Acting
Emily Alyn Lind — Acting (actress Shirley Temple)
Martin Luther King Jr. — Acting (Martin Luther King - Self (archive footage))
Richard Nixon — Acting (Richard Nixon - Self (archive footage))
Josh Stamberg — Acting (Agent Stokes)
Kyle Eastwood — Acting (a member of the Stork Club band)
Q6450882 — Acting (a member of the Stork Club band)
Michael Gladis — Acting (Stork Club owner)
David A. Cooper — Acting (future President Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Geoff Stults — Acting (Special Agent Raymond Caffrey)
Kahil Dotay — Acting (Elmer Lincoln Irey)
Manu Intiraymi — Acting (gangster Alvin Karpis)
Austin Basis — Acting (a bank teller)
Eric Matheny — Acting (Hoover's doctor)
Aaron Lazar — Acting (David T. Wilentz)
Maxine Weldon — Acting (Hoover's maid)

Writing

Dustin Lance Black — Screenwriting

Production

Clint Eastwood — Production
Robert Lorenz — Production
Brian Grazer — Production
Ron Howard — Production

Music

Clint Eastwood — Music composition

Cinematography

Tom Stern — Cinematography

Editing

Gary D. Roach — Editing
Joel Cox — Editing
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

InterCom

International
Verified
Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
3 Nov 2011Checked 14 Sep 2026
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