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

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

The movie is gripping and well constructed. Some of it may seem obvious but look at what is going on in 2021. There are family conflicts, racial lies and exaggeration, horrifying legal maneuvers; the movie is smarter than it ever intended, they couldn't have known. I found the movie to be rather sad to think that my country has sunk back to this. The movie is a wake up call to today.

Well, that's the message this film tries to deliver. It's not very subtle at all, but I don't think that's what they tried to accomplish with it at that time. I heard the film was also nominated for best documentary (but didn't win) at the Academy Awards, so that proves that this was taken very serious in the early 50's. Nowadays, it all seems very simplistic and one-sided and the ending is very moralizing. The story isn't very thrilling too, but the acting is quite good and it's been all put together in a rather decent way too. Just don't believe too much in what they are saying. 5/10

I'm tired of people coming up with the idea of communism being a harmless little flirtation. It was a serious threat to America and our way of life for many years. I spent many years of my life to defeat it. To minimilize the threat of communism is nothing but sophistry and needs to be called such. The movie needs to be seen as such, as did the TV series which I remember from my younger years. Is communism good? Look at what it has done ... it builds walls to keep people in. There are only two countries that still practice it ... China and Cuba. Does that say anything?

A true story of an FBI agent Matt Cevetic, excellently portrayed by actor Frank Lovejoy who spent 9 years undercover as a member of the Communist Party. He endured the many hardships and dangers that went with the territory. The tactics of the Communist Party were to disrupt the U.S. government by infiltrating the Unions and even the school systems, by spreading the fear, hatred, racism, and even commiting murder in some cases. Some may choose to believe that this is just a simple propaganda piece, but it is far more than that. This is just my take on this, believe what you choose, but If you look at the Democrat Party today, you will see distinct similarities between their tactics and those of the Communist Party of old. This movie will keep you the edge of your seat, but have some tissue ready, your going to need it!

Yes, it is over the top. Yes, it is one-sided. But for people to deny that Communists were infiltrating positions of influence is just wrong headed revisionism. Cvetic was a real person. He did infiltrate the CPUSA. He did testify against the CP. It is hard to know just what is true and what isn't because BOTH sides, Hoover's FBI and the Liberal revisionists keep spinning their own version. But after the fall of the USSR, the KGB files affirmed that there were many successful infiltrations and manipulations of the media and govt. It's just straight facts. Klaus Fuchs, The Rosenbergs, Alger Hiss are just a few examples. It is terrifying how the younger generations are ignorant or misinformed about the past. What will they say about 9-11 in 50 years?

The fear of Communism runs high. Truth or propaganda? An FBI agent turns counterspy burrowing his way into the U.S. Communist Party. Documentary style Film-Noir. Watching this fifty some years after its release dilutes the original intentions. A case of do as I say; not as I do. Frank Lovejoy is sometimes stoic but effective. Also featured are Philip Carey, Dorothy Hart and Richard Webb. You may possibly get more into CONFESSIONS of a NAZI SPY(1939)starring Edward G. Robinson.