

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 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.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
John Edgar Hoover

Armie Hammer
Clyde Tolson

Naomi Watts
Helen Gandy

Josh Lucas
Charles Lindbergh

Josh Hamilton
Robert Irwin

Judi Dench
Anna Marie Hoover

Geoff Pierson
Mitchell Palmer

Gunner Wright
Dwight Eisenhower

Dermot Mulroney
Colonel Schwarzkopf

Kaitlyn Dever
Palmer's Daughter

Adam Driver
Walter Lyle

Ed Westwick
Agent Smith
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