J. Edgar movie plot

The film is adapted from the story of the American FBI legend Edgar Hoover. In 1924, Edgar Hoover, who was only 29 years old, was promoted by the Attorney General to the head of the Bureau of Investigation. Hoover set "to completely eradicate crime" as the goal, and immediately adjusted and reformed the system of the Bureau of Investigation, which was full of loopholes, resigned hundreds of agents in one go, and stipulated that only those who have received university education and have law enforcement experience have the opportunity to get this. Job. Subsequently, he established the FBI Crime Laboratory and renamed the Bureau of Investigation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 1950, he also established the famous list of ten most wanted criminals. It is reported that during his tenure, Hoover used illegal methods to collect evidence from opponents and obtained many political powers. Before his death, the rumors that he was a "homosexual plus transvestite" added a bit of legend to the experience of this tough law enforcer.