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G Men is a 1935 Warner Bros. crime film starring James Cagney, Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay and Lloyd Nolan in his film debut. According to Variety, the movie was one of the top-grossing films of 1935. The supporting cast features Robert Armstrong and Barton MacLane. Most prints of this film include a brief prologue added at the beginning for the 1949 re-release (on the FBI's 25th anniversary). This scene depicts a senior agent (played by David Brian) introducing a screening of the film to a group of FBI recruits so that they may learn about the Bureau's history.

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  • Der FBI-Agent ist ein US-amerikanischer Kriminalfilm von Regisseur William Keighley aus dem Jahre 1935. Er ist nie in die deutschen Kinos gekommen. (de)
  • G Men is a 1935 Warner Bros. crime film starring James Cagney, Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay and Lloyd Nolan in his film debut. According to Variety, the movie was one of the top-grossing films of 1935. The supporting cast features Robert Armstrong and Barton MacLane. G Men was made as part of a deliberate attempt by the Warners to counteract what many political and business leaders claimed was a disturbing trend of glorifying criminals in the early 1930s gangster film genre. Although the gangster films were typically presented as moral indictments of organized crime where the criminal protagonist inevitably died, they nevertheless depicted a life of freedom, power and luxury enjoyed by gangsters in the midst of a real-life economic crisis. Foremost of these films were Little Caesar, the original Scarface, and perhaps the most memorable, The Public Enemy, in which Cagney portrayed street tough Tom Powers, the role that catapulted him to stardom. What was deemed most objectionable about these films was that law enforcement was typically portrayed as either impotent in the face of crime, or, as with Public Enemy, akin to a derelict and largely absentee father shirking his duty. Based on this interpretation, G Men supplanted the criminal protagonist with the heroic federal police officer. Most prints of this film include a brief prologue added at the beginning for the 1949 re-release (on the FBI's 25th anniversary). This scene depicts a senior agent (played by David Brian) introducing a screening of the film to a group of FBI recruits so that they may learn about the Bureau's history. (en)
  • Les Hors-la-loi (’G’ Men) est un film américain réalisé par William Keighley, sorti le 4 mai 1935. (fr)
  • La pattuglia dei senza paura (G-Men) è un film del 1935 diretto da William Keighley. Ha come protagonisti James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay e Ann Dvorak. È l'esordio sullo schermo per Lloyd Nolan. Anche se non accreditato, J. Edgar Hoover, all'epoca direttore dell'FBI, fornì al film la sua consulenza per il casting. (it)
  • «Джимены» (англ. G Men) — американский криминальный фильм режиссёра Уильяма Кейли, который вышел на экраны в 1935 году. «Джимены» переводится как «правительственные агенты». Фильм рассказывает о начинающем сотруднике Федерального бюро расследований (Джеймс Кэгни), который ведёт безжалостную борьбу с бандой гангстеров. Фильм был сознательно сделан как попытка противостоять беспокоившей политиков тенденции восхваления преступников в начале 1930-х годов. В большинстве современных копий картины есть краткий пролог, добавленный при релизе фильма в 1949 году в год 25-летия ФБР. В этой сцене высокопоставленный агент (его играет Дэвид Брайан) представляет картину группе молодых сотрудников ФБР как пособие по истории бюро. (ru)
  • G Men (bra: G-Men Contra o Império do Crime) é um filme estadunidense de 1935 do gênero Policial dirigido por William Keighley para a Warner Bros.. O filme conta uma versão dos primeiros anos do FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States ou "Policia Federal dos Estados Unidos" e G Men significaria "Homens do Governo". A produção pode ser interpretada como uma propaganda da "guerra contra o crime" declarada pelo governo, tendo como alvo as quadrilhas de gângsters que assolavam o país nos anos da "Grande Depressão". O filme foi uma das mais altas bilheterias do ano, conforme informou a revista Variety. G Men também foi feito como uma tentativa deliberada de contentar muitos políticos conservadores e empresários que declaravam achar que a situação do crime devia-se em parte à Hollywood que "glorificava" os bandidos nos filmes de gângster dos anos de 1930. Apesar dos bandidos sempre morrerem no fim, antes eles aproveitavam uma vida de poder e luxo, invejada pelo público oprimido pela crise econômica. Alguns desses filmes mais famosos foram Little Caesar (1931), Scarface e talvez o mais lembrado, The Public Enemy (1931), que transformara James Cagney em astro. G Men tentaria então "compensar" o mostrado anteriormente, agora com James Cagney como um heróico agente federal que não dá trégua aos criminosos. A maioria das cópias atualmente em circulação inclui uma cena introdutória filmada em 1949, adicionada por ocasião do relançamento do filme nos Estados Unidos. (pt)
  • Den stora razzian är en amerikansk film från 1935 i regi av William Keighley. James Cagney gör huvudrollen i filmen. Cagney var känd för sina gestaltningar av gangsters i flera 1930-talsfilmer, men gjorde nu istället rollen som jurist som blir tuff FBI-agent. I Sverige blev filmen först totalförbjuden av censuren. En andra kopia där fem minuter klippts bort blev även den totalförbjuden. Vid ett tredje försök där tio minuter klippts bort blev filmen godkänd med en åldersgräns på 15 år. (sv)
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  • Der FBI-Agent ist ein US-amerikanischer Kriminalfilm von Regisseur William Keighley aus dem Jahre 1935. Er ist nie in die deutschen Kinos gekommen. (de)
  • Les Hors-la-loi (’G’ Men) est un film américain réalisé par William Keighley, sorti le 4 mai 1935. (fr)
  • La pattuglia dei senza paura (G-Men) è un film del 1935 diretto da William Keighley. Ha come protagonisti James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay e Ann Dvorak. È l'esordio sullo schermo per Lloyd Nolan. Anche se non accreditato, J. Edgar Hoover, all'epoca direttore dell'FBI, fornì al film la sua consulenza per il casting. (it)
  • Den stora razzian är en amerikansk film från 1935 i regi av William Keighley. James Cagney gör huvudrollen i filmen. Cagney var känd för sina gestaltningar av gangsters i flera 1930-talsfilmer, men gjorde nu istället rollen som jurist som blir tuff FBI-agent. I Sverige blev filmen först totalförbjuden av censuren. En andra kopia där fem minuter klippts bort blev även den totalförbjuden. Vid ett tredje försök där tio minuter klippts bort blev filmen godkänd med en åldersgräns på 15 år. (sv)
  • G Men is a 1935 Warner Bros. crime film starring James Cagney, Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay and Lloyd Nolan in his film debut. According to Variety, the movie was one of the top-grossing films of 1935. The supporting cast features Robert Armstrong and Barton MacLane. Most prints of this film include a brief prologue added at the beginning for the 1949 re-release (on the FBI's 25th anniversary). This scene depicts a senior agent (played by David Brian) introducing a screening of the film to a group of FBI recruits so that they may learn about the Bureau's history. (en)
  • G Men (bra: G-Men Contra o Império do Crime) é um filme estadunidense de 1935 do gênero Policial dirigido por William Keighley para a Warner Bros.. O filme conta uma versão dos primeiros anos do FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States ou "Policia Federal dos Estados Unidos" e G Men significaria "Homens do Governo". A produção pode ser interpretada como uma propaganda da "guerra contra o crime" declarada pelo governo, tendo como alvo as quadrilhas de gângsters que assolavam o país nos anos da "Grande Depressão". O filme foi uma das mais altas bilheterias do ano, conforme informou a revista Variety. (pt)
  • «Джимены» (англ. G Men) — американский криминальный фильм режиссёра Уильяма Кейли, который вышел на экраны в 1935 году. «Джимены» переводится как «правительственные агенты». Фильм рассказывает о начинающем сотруднике Федерального бюро расследований (Джеймс Кэгни), который ведёт безжалостную борьбу с бандой гангстеров. Фильм был сознательно сделан как попытка противостоять беспокоившей политиков тенденции восхваления преступников в начале 1930-х годов. (ru)
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  • G Men (en)
  • Les Hors-la-loi (film, 1935) (fr)
  • La pattuglia dei senza paura (it)
  • G Men (pt)
  • Den stora razzian (sv)
  • Джимены (ru)
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