I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
1951 · Movie · NR · 83 min · ★ 5.6 · 61% critics
A fact-based story about a man who posed as an American Communist for years as part of a secret plan to infiltrate their organization.
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Details
- Original title
- I Was a Communist for the FBI
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-05-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (15 votes)
Themes
- film noir
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1952 · nominated
Cast & crew
Frank Lovejoy
as Matt Cvetic
Dorothy Hart
as Eve Merrick
Philip Carey
as Mason
James Millican
as Jim Blandon
Richard Webb
as Ken Crowley
Konstantin Shayne
as Gerhardt Eisler
Paul Picerni
as Joe Cvetic
Roy Roberts
as Father Novac
Edward Norris
as Harmon
Ron Hagerthy
as Dick Cvetic
Directed by Gordon Douglas