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.
as John Edgar Hoover
as Clyde Tolson
as Helen Gandy
as Charles Lindbergh
as Robert Irwin
as Anna Marie Hoover
as Mitchell Palmer
as Dwight Eisenhower
as Colonel Schwarzkopf
as Palmer's Daughter
as Walter Lyle
as Agent Smith
as Emma Goldman
as Albert Osborne
as Lela Rogers
as Bruno Hauptmann
as Edgar's Niece
as Anita Colby
as Roosevelt's Secretary
as Shirley Temple
as Bombing Witness
as FBI Agent
as Robert Kennedy
as Raymond Caffrey
as Young Boy
as Agent Sisk
as Prosecutor Wilentz
as Palmer's Wife
as Inspector
as Franklin Roosevelt
as Head Secretary
as Edgar's Father
as Hoover as a Child
as Caminetti
as Bureau Agent (1919)
as Agent Stokes
as Inspector Schell
as Secret Service Officer
as Harlan Fiske Stone
as John Condon
as Young Agent
as Restaurant Host
as Arthur Koehler
as Attorney General
as Senator Friendly
as Senator McKellar
as Fred Hunter
as William Mahan
as Stork Club Band
as Agent One
as Baker's Wife
as Bronx Baker
as African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)
as Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)
as Lucille Ball (uncredited)
as Gangster's Moll (uncredited)
as Secretary (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Hollywood Starlet (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)
as Agent Garrison
as Edgar's Mother's Doctor
as Radical Citizen (uncredited)
as Agent Williams
as Lawrence Richey
as Film Premier Attendee (uncredited)
