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A ticking bomb, one plane, and the FBI's most awkward crime fight ever.
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FBI Code 98 (1963)

vintage proceduralgovernment propagandab-movie tension

Overview

DramaCrime

A bomb is discovered in the luggage of a businessman traveling aboard a plane.

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Standout Aspects

Production

Actual FBI cooperation makes this a weird time-capsule of institutional vanity.

Editing

Ruthless cuts between domestic drama and bomb defusal create unintentional comedy.

Acting

Jack Kelly treats every line like he's announcing the weather during an emergency.

Best for:Background: Fold laundry while FBI agents earnestly explain filing systems.·Solo: Ironically appreciate 1963's idea of 'gritty crime drama'.·Rewatch: Spot which scenes were clearly shot in a government office on a Sunday.
Leslie H. Martinson

Director

Leslie H. Martinson

ReleasedJan 4, 1963
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Cast

Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Robert P. Cannon

Ray Danton

Ray Danton

Fred Vitale

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Alan W. Nichols

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Inspector Leroy Gifford

William Reynolds

William Reynolds

Special Agent Edward P. Fox

Peggy McCay

Peggy McCay

Deborah Cannon

Kathleen Crowley

Kathleen Crowley

Marian Nichols

Merry Anders

Merry Anders

Grace McLean

Jack Cassidy

Jack Cassidy

Walter Macklin

Pamela Austin

Pamela Austin

Messenger

Paul Comi

Paul Comi

Special Agent Philip Vaccaro

Harp McGuire

Harp McGuire

FBI Agent Lee Redmond

Charles Cooper

Charles Cooper

Special Agent Bernard Lyons

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

This was J. Edgar Hoover's pet project—he personally approved scripts to burnish the Bureau's image during the Kennedy era.

Trivia

Director Leslie H. Martinson later made the 1966 'Batman' movie, which explains the sudden tonal whiplash between scenes.

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