As the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled, and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, "J. Edgar" also stars Academy Award[registered] nominee Naomi Watts ("21 Grams") as Helen Gandy, Hoover's longtime secretary; Armie Hammer ("The Social Network") as Hoover's protege Clyde Tolson; and Oscar[registered] winner Judi Dench ("Shakespeare in Love") as Hoover's over-protective mother, Anne Marie Hoover. The main cast also includes Josh Lucas ("Life as We Know It") as the legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, whose son's kidnapping changes the public profile of the FBI, as well as Damon Herriman ("TV's Justified") and Ken Howard ("Grey Gardens"). "J. Edgar" is produced by Eastwood, Oscar[registered] winner Brian Grazer ("A Beautiful Mind", "Frost/Nixon") and Oscar[registered] nominee Robert Lorenz ("Letters from Iwo Jima", "Mystic River").
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"J. Edgar is a somber, enigmatic, darkly fascinating tale... Starring an impressive Leonardo DiCaprio and crafted with Clint Eastwood's usual impeccable professionalism, J. Edgar gets its power from the way the director's traditional filmmaking style interacts with the revisionist thrust of Dustin Lance Black's script." -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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Höhe: 244 mm
Breite: 179 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
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978-1-55704-996-4 (9781557049964)
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Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black worked on the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated television series Big Love as a writer and producer for three seasons. He also wrote screenplays for Pedro, profiling the late AIDS activist and reality television star Pedro Zamora.