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The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

1974 · 94 min

A sober, procedural cat-and-mouse drama that plays like a vintage television docudrama, more talk than shootout.

Genres
Tv movie, History, Drama
Overview
J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI go after notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis and his gang.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, justice, power, obsession
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
tv movie, history, drama, crime
Directed by
Marvin J. Chomsky
Written by
Calvin Clements Jr.
Starring
Robert Foxworth, David Wayne, Kay Lenz, Gary Lockwood, Anne Francis, Chris Robinson, Eileen Heckart, Harris Yulin
Cinematography
Jacques R. Marquette
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America

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