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J. Edgar Hoover's ego vs. one slippery bank robber — guess who gets more screen time?

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)

Vintage proceduralHoover propaganda1970s crime TV

Overview

Drama History TV Movie Crime

J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI go after notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis and his gang.

Content warning

Standout Aspects

Production

Period cars and tommy guns hit different

Acting

Foxworth's jittery Karpis steals from Hoover

Best for:Streaming: Late-night Wikipedia rabbit hole companion·Background: Ironing while absorbing FBI lore

Heads up:Violence: Gangland shootouts, mostly bloodless 70s style

Director

Marvin J. Chomsky

ReleasedNov 8, 1974

Runtime1h 34m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Top Cast

Robert Foxworth

Alvin Karpis

David Wayne

Maynard Richards

Kay Lenz

Shirley

Gary Lockwood

Fred Barker

Anne Francis

Colette

Chris Robinson

Earl Anderson

Eileen Heckart

Ma Barker

Harris Yulin

J. Edgar Hoover

James Gammon

Alex Denton

Robert Emhardt

Dr. Willards

Alexandra Hay

Vicky Clinton

Charles Cyphers

Arthur 'Doc' Barker

Gerald McRaney

Smith

Fred Sadoff

Frank

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Cultural

Made with FBI cooperation, it's essentially sanctioned Hoover hagiography disguised as crime drama.

Trivia

Real Karpis was the last 'Public Enemy' captured alive; he spent 26 years in Alcatraz and later wrote memoirs trashing Hoover.

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