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Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception, Blood Diamond ) stars as J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for nearly 50 years. Hoover was feared, admired, reviled and revered, a man who could distort the truth as easily as he upheld it. His methods were at once ruthless and heroic, with the admiration of the world his most coveted prize. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. Oscar® winner* Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby ) directs an all-star cast including Naomi Watts (21 Grams), Armie Hammer (The Social Network) and, as Hoovers overprot
Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception, Blood Diamond ) stars as J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for nearly 50 years. Hoover was feared, admired, reviled and revered, a man who could distort the truth as easily as he upheld it. His methods were at once ruthless and heroic, with the admiration of the world his most coveted prize. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life. Oscar® winner* Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby ) directs an all-star cast including Naomi Watts (21 Grams), Armie Hammer (The Social Network) and, as Hoovers overprotective mother, Oscar® winner* Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love).
Special Features
J. Edgar: A Complicated Man – Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio present an intimate portrait of one of the 20th Century’s most powerful figures. Includes a behind-the-scenes look at the production challenges of shooting a period film.
J. Edgar: The Most Powerful Man In The World - Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces for this intimate, compelling portrait. For the first time, discover the truth about the multifaceted public and private lives of one of the 20th Century’s most powerful international figures, a highly complex man whose buttoned-down demeanor and squeaky-clean image were often at odds with his carefully concealed personal life, and whose obsessive leadership and innovation introduced the modern practices of CSI: fingerprinting, interrogation, evidence gathering, handwriting analysis and expert witness testimony.
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros.
Release date: 13 June 2012
Number of discs: 2
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