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The FBI Story (1959)

2h 29m · 1 Oct 1959

You are crouched in a basement stairway opposite a theatre in Chicago. Keep your eyes on that FBI man across the street. He has set the trap for deadly public enemy, John Dillinger...

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A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

Movie ID40001
GenreCrime, Drama
DirectorMervyn LeRoy
Main castJames Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell, Nick Adams, Diane Jergens, Jean Willes, Joyce Taylor
Release date1 October 1959
Release year1959
LanguageEnglish
Duration149 min (2h 29m)
Rating6.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseWarner Bros. Pictures

Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writers: Richard L. Breen, John Twist

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James StewartJohn Michael ('Chip') Hardesty Vera MilesLucy Ann Hardesty Murray HamiltonSam Crandall Larry PennellGeorge Crandall Nick AdamsJohn Gilbert ('Jack') Graham Diane JergensJennie Hardesty Jean WillesAnna Sage Joyce TaylorAnne Hardesty Victor MillanMario Parley BaerHarry Dakins
Paul Genge"Whitey"
Fay RoopeDwight McCutcheon
Ed PrentissU.S. Marshal
Robert GistMedicine Salesman Buzz MartinMike Hardesty Ken MayerCasket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)
Michael SmithGeorge Crandall at 12 (uncredited)
Patrick WhyteMajor (uncredited)
Al McGranaryMr. Ballard (uncredited) Victor AdamsonTrain Passenger (uncredited)

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