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In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, fictional character Carl Hanratty, portrayed by Tom Hanks, is loosely based on the relationship that Shea had with Frank Abagnale. [2] According to Frank Abagnale, his deep friendship with Shea, as portrayed in the film, lasted 30 years until Shea's death. [3]
In 1969, FBI agent Carl Hanratty arrives in Marseille, France, to pick up a prisoner named Frank Abagnale Jr., who has fallen ill due to the prison's poor conditions. Six years ago, Frank lived in New Rochelle, New York, with his father, Frank Sr., and his French mother, Paula.
Mar 25, 2013 · The real Carl Hanratty is a composite of a number of FBI agents who worked to catch Abagnale, most notably FBI Agent Joseph Shea. Special Agent Shea was the head of the FBI investigative team chasing after Frank and had spent several years looking for him.
Discover the true identity of Carl Hanratty, the F.B.I. agent that caught Frank Abagnale, the best con man, check forger, impostor and escape artist in U.S. history.
Aug 10, 2022 · Along with DiCaprio's brilliant performance is Tom Hanks as FBI Agent Carl Hanratty, trying obsessively to hunt the con artist down. Christopher Walken portrays the tragic figure of Frank...
Mar 14, 2024 · Speaking of the FBI, Carl Hanratty is actually a composite of several agents who were assigned Frank's case, the main one being Joe Shea. Joe has since passed on but didn't want his name used in...
Dec 25, 2002 · The movie co-stars Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent whose mission in life evolves into capturing Abagnale. As the only person who really has a comprehensive overview of the scope and versatility of Abagnale’s activities, Hanratty develops–well, not an admiration, but a respect for a natural criminal talent.
Apr 16, 2021 · All the while, FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) is in hot pursuit, trying to catch Frank — if he can. Hanratty ends up building a familial relationship with Frank and grows concerned about...
May 5, 2021 · According to Abagnale's own story, he began conning at the age of 15 and was hunted throughout his teenage years by the FBI (Tom Hanks plays the fictional agent Carl Hanratty, loosely based on...
Dec 25, 2002 · Catch Me If You Can: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen. Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
