I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.

"I had to sell out my own girl -- so would you!"

May 5 1951 Not Rated 1h 23m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

The FBI infiltrates one of their agents, Matt Cvetic, into the US Communist Party. This causes big problems in the normal life of the agent. Nobody knows, including his family, that he is in fact working to expose a large-scale plan to have Communists in key positions in industry and unions.

Written by

Crane Wilbur, Matt Cvetic, Pete Martin

Directed by

Gordon Douglas

Cast

Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
1,080
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA