Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a
biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists
and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government.
He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of
who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson who is
quickly promoted to Assistant Director and would be Hoover's confidant
and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him
playing a greater role in the many high profile cases the FBI was
involved in - the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers
like John Dillinger - and also show him to be quite adept at
manipulating the various politicians he's worked with over his career,
thanks in large part to his secret files.
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