Leo DiCaprio stars as J. Edgar Hoover in the Clint Eastwood directed Warner Bros. picture ‘J Edgar’ opening Friday, November 11. Talk is that Leo maybe, could, perhaps win an Oscar finally? Clint was able to direct Sean Penn to an Oscar win in ‘Mystic River’ as well as Hilary Swank in ‘Million Dollar Baby.’
During his lifetime, J. Edgar Hoover would rise to be the most powerful man in America. As head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for nearly 50 years, he would stop at nothing to protect his country. Through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover waged battle against threats both real and perceived, often bending the rules to keep his countrymen safe. His methods were at once ruthless and heroic, with the admiration of the world his most coveted, if ever elusive, prize.
Naomi Watts, Josh Hamilton and Armie Hammer co-star.
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