CIFF Saturday, Block 4

Catching Up with the Man Who Can't be Caught

A screening of Catch Me If You Can followed by Q&A with Frank Abagnale, Jr., the great impostor

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Comedy/Crime (141 Minutes)

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Jeff Nathanson (screenplay) and Frank Abagnale Jr. (book)
Producers: Devorah Moos-Hankin, Walter F. Parkes and Steven Spielberg
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken
Synopsis: A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars' worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.

ABOUT FRANK ABAGNALE, JR.

As the author and real life subject of the screenplay Catch Me If You Can, Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. is one of the world’s most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. As captured in the film, he successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars including posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor. His primary crime was check fraud, which he became so skillful that the FBI eventually turned to him for help in catching other check forgers. Today, he lectures extensively at the FBI Academy and was selected by CNN Financial News as member of the prestigious “Pinnacle 400.”