J. Edgar

Gus 2022-03-25 09:01:08

FBI Director Edgar Hoover (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), who is over seventy years old, was invited by "Criminal Records" to dictate his personal memoirs. Hoover told the ghostwriter of his memoirs his important life journey since 1919: arresting left-wing leaders, arresting notorious gang leaders, solving the Lindbergh kidnapping that shocked the United States, and so on. According to Hoover's account, he defied all opposition, reorganized the FBI, introduced high-tech investigative methods, and devoted himself to the peace and stability of American society. On the other hand, his private life has become the part he tries to hide.
Even as Hoover looks back on his life, there are still many turbulent factors in American society. Hoover's long-appointed personal assistant Clyde Tolson (Army Hammer) also seems to have an unusual relationship with him...

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Extended Reading
  • Ona 2021-11-30 08:01:26

    It can be seen that the mainstream attitude in the United States is...You can be a gay guy in a manly cabinet, but you can't be a transvestite

  • Pascale 2021-11-30 08:01:26

    Leonardo was born to play paranoia.

J. Edgar quotes

  • J. Edgar Hoover: It's easy to be the expert if you're the only person in the world with any interest.

    Clyde Tolson: He does also claim he can tell as much from a cut of wood as a doctor can from an autopsy.

    J. Edgar Hoover: Ah.

    Clyde Tolson: He has, um, social difficulties.

    J. Edgar Hoover: He is mentally ill, isn't he?

    Clyde Tolson: He's only as mad as you are - sir.

  • Congressman: But your agency is already one of the most well-funded in Washington, is it not?

    J. Edgar Hoover: Yes, that is true sir, but our car and bank robbery recoveries totaled 6.5 million last year, and our budget is only, well, 2 million. Unlike other departments in Washington, we actually run a profit.