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The FBI Story is a 1959 American crime drama film starring James Stewart, and produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Richard L. Breen and John Twist is based on a book by Don Whitehead.
The FBI Story: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell. A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
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- Crime, Drama, History
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1959-10
This film follows the career of fictional FBI agent Chip Hardesty. It starts off with the 1955 airline bombing by Jack Graham who placed a bomb in his mother's suitcase so he could collect the insurance and killed 44 people in the process.
Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by David Soul) and Bill Matix ( Michael Gross ), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in Miami, Florida; a group of FBI agents led by Benjamin Grogan ( Ronny Cox ), is designated to carry out the investigation.
- Crime Action Drama Thriller
In 1945, the Hardesty family is grieved to learn that Mike has been killed during the landings at Iwo Jima. Following the war, the FBI faces a new threat: international Communism. Using its extensive lab facilities and research capabilities, the FBI tracks down and arrests spies.
Recounting his storied FBI career, veteran agent Chip Hardesty (James Stewart) narrates events occurring from the 1920s to the 1940s. After marrying Lucy Ann (Vera Miles), a local librarian ...
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- Crime, Drama
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The FBI Story is a 1959 American drama film starring James Stewart, and produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Richard L. Breen and John Twist is based on a book by Don Whitehead.
