Edgar hoover, the legendary and controversial first. Edgar and clyde was distractingly awful, so in the end, i guess the dressup feel to the film couldnt be avoided. Clyde anderson tolson may 22, 1900 april 14, 1975 was the secondranking official of the fbi from 1930 until 1972, from 1947 titled associate director, primarily responsible for personnel and discipline. Edgar gets off to a bit of a choppy start as it rapidly introduces a host of names and characters its hard to keep track of while bouncing from 1919 to the 1960s and back again, with. Edgar to the equation, youre no further along than if. Unfortunately the makeup on dicaprio and armie hammers elder j. Edgar 2011 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Edgar is a 2011 biopic of the powerful and notorious j. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the j. Edgar, clint eastwoods new biopic, the old eastwood the. Edgar 2011 this is a particular kind of moviethe based on fact biopicdone with great attention to period accuracy.
Some adult movies included photos of joan crawford, frank sinatra, warren beatty, and tony curtis. Clint eastwoods biopic of j edgar hoover never gets to grips with the fbi founders sexuality, or his impact on american life, says peter bradshaw. Oscarwinning director clint eastwood cast leonardo dicaprio to portray the rise of hoover in j. Directed by clint eastwood, the film follows hoover as he rises to power as the first director of the federal bureau of investigation the following weapons were used in the film j. Edgar fails to deliver the historical goods history. Edgar focuses on both hoovers career and his personal life, especially the neverdefined relationship with longtime companion clyde tolson armie hammer. Speaking about the accuracy of his new movie captain phillips, tom hanks has said, if you read the book, a lot of stuff has been omitted. This particular case was actually made famous by the movie mississippi burning.
John edgar hoovers handwriting analyzed handwriting. Edgar trailers, posters, the movies website and promo materials all heavily. Audiences then proceed to consume these historically inaccurate movies under the incorrect assumption that these movies are completely true. A trailer has been released for clint eastwoods biopic about the founding father of the fbi, j. Clint eastwood has made a movie or at least i think thats what it is. Leonardo dicaprio as j edgar hoover in clint eastwoods film j edgar photograph. The history behind the leonardo dicaprio movie photos. Edgar is the 2011 biopic starring leonardo dicaprio as the title character. Under the administrations of coolidge, hoover, roosevelt, truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson and nixon, he was, many believed, the second most powerful man in government. The movie revolves around the relationship between hoover and clyde tolson. Edgar hoover, hed be happy to tell you the facts about himself. Written by dustin lance black, the film focuses on the career of fbi director j. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject.
J edgar settles on the lindbergh kidnapping of 1932 as the watershed event in hoovers career. He singlehandedly created and helmed the most powerful law enforcement agency in the world. Jan 12, 2015 what duty to historical accuracy does a film have. Edgar hoover would give his right eye to take over, and all congressmen and senators are afraid of him. If readers are looking for historical accuracy regarding the alleged sexual. Serving through eight presidents and three wars, hoover utilizes methods.
Fortyone years later to the day, former ku klux klansman edgar ray killen was convicted of manslaughter in those 1964 slayings 6. Edgar hoover january 1, 1895may 2, 1972 was the longserving and controversial director of the federal bureau of investigation. If thats whats important, getting a bit of american history into a vivid big screen format, then this works pretty well. What the new lbj movie gets rightand wrong politico. As the face of law enforcement in america for almost fifty years. Edgar was a somewhat confusing narrative, although it was well acted. Edgar suggests hoover and aide clyde tolson were gay. The opening of the film is a montage of both archived and recreated footage, giving the audience the impression the movie will take more of a documentary approach. Edgar hoover birth date january 1, 1895 death date may 2, 1972 education george washington university place of birth washington, d. Edgar stars leonardo dicaprio, naomi watts, armie hammer, josh lucas the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a score of 59 out of 100 on. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified 2 external links on j. Edgar explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful, controversial and enigmatic figures of the 20th century. The motion picture follows the rise of hoover 18951972, from a minor functionary to the head of the most powerful lawenforcement agency in america, who had great personal power.
Ibnlive cnn ibn regarded as one of the most controversial figures in recent us history, the late j edgar hoover gets shortchanged with a surprisingly dull biopic from director clint eastwood, who appears to have come up with. Edgar hoover was also a man very much caught up in his own myth, and the film does a good job of showing that. However, he also struggles to keep secret his romantic relationship with clyde tolson arnie hammer, the assistant director of the bureau. Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio becomes one of americas mostpowerful men. Edgar stars leonardo dicaprio, naomi watts, armie hammer, josh lucas the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a. Dec 24, 2014 ava duvernays selma, a retelling of dr. As a movie goer, i certainly appreciated the efforts made by those involved.
Edgars father was not in his life and he had an unusual relationship with his mother. Edgar fails to deliver the historical goods history news network. John edgar hoover joined the justice department shortly after the united states entered wwi. The films portrayal of hoovers personality is quite accurate. The story content is almost boring in a sense when i really think about it, there are tons of dull parts.
Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio tells a young fbi agent the story of his life, which is presented through a series of flashbacks, beginning with the bombing of attorney general palmers house in 1919. Jfk is among the most historically inaccurate movies. Edgar, beginning with his appointment as the head of the fbi in 1924, through the cold war and. Edgar trailers, posters, the movies website and promo materials. Edgar hoover leonardo dicaprio told by hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Edgar has the difficult, probably impossible, task of portraying a complex figure in a limited timeframe. J edgar settles on the lindbergh kidnapping of 1932 as the watershed event in. Edgar biopic all things considered host robert siegel offers some nonfiction scrutiny of clint eastwoods latest movie, j. The movie is correct in saying that hoover compiled extensive files on. And why not, for the memo that james comey reportedly wrote about a meeting with president trump is positively hooveresque in its potential implications. Edgar, which will definitely be a contender this upcoming awards season. Nov 11, 2011 clint eastwood directs the biopic of j. Brian grazer, the film failed to get a green light at universal when grazer brought it to the studio. Edgar hoover is a difficult subject to approach as a film, he was a man liked by almost no one, and feared and loathed by many, which makes him difficult to use as a sympathetic character, and indeed most of the time hes not.
Edgar hoover, the longtime, controversial director of the federal bureau of investigation. Edgar hoover, former chief of the federal bureau of investigation fbi. Edgar fails to deliver the historical goods culture watch. While the movie raises questions about hoovers sexuality that it doesnt answer, theres no actual sex in it though one scene features apparent recorded noises of an amorous couple. Pictures has released the trailer for clint eastwoods latest biopic j. The film stars leonardo dicaprio, armie hammer, naomi watts, josh lucas, and judi dench. Leonardo dicaprio as j edgar hoover in clint eastwoods film j edgar. He pulled the doubters along with him through sheer force of will. Edgar 2011 this is a particular kind of movie the based on fact biopicdone with great attention to period accuracy.
Ibnlive cnn ibn regarded as one of the most controversial figures in recent us history, the late j edgar hoover gets shortchanged with a surprisingly dull biopic from director clint eastwood, who appears to have come up with a new cure for insomnia with this. On top of that, leonardo dicaprio is excellent, very professional. Trump has diminished the power and moral authority. Hoover had the largest collection of pornography in history. Nov 02, 2011 the movie began not with dicaprio, or even with eastwood and warner bros. The film, ultimately, is basically accurate in showing the audience what. We were led to believe this would be an accurate portrayal of mr.
Hoover as played by broderick crawford in larry cohens superior 1977 film the private files of j edgar hoover was a tangle of contradictions, too but the result was a character who was. Edgar is a 2011 american biographical drama film directed, produced and scored by clint eastwood. As a moviegoer, i certainly appreciated the efforts made by those involved. Any movie in which the longtime fbi honcho features as the central. Edgar hoover 18851972 was director of the federal bureau of investigation fbi for 48 years, reshaping that organization into a highly effective investigative agency. Edgar hoover was the head of the bureau of investigation from 1924 until he died in 1972. Without him, fingerprinting might still be ignored. Edgar biopic all things considered host robert siegel offers some nonfiction scrutiny of clint eastwoods. Early in his career, hoover fixated on communists, anarchists, and any other revolutionary taking action against the u. To accomplish this, it tends to simplify and compress the historical record to tell a.
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