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Certificate 15

Cast Leonardo DiCaprio Judi Dench Josh Lucas Armie Hammer Ed Westwick Damon Herriman

Directors Clint Eastwood

Screenwriters Dustin Lance Black

Running Time 136 minutes

J. Edgar
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Plot
As he works on his memoirs at FBI headquarters, an aged J. Edgar Hoover (DiCaprio) explains how he went from fiercely ambitious law student to all-powerful Bureau boss. But can the G-man’s tales be trusted?

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