Catch Me If You Can (movie)

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Catch Me If You Can
Directed by	Steven Spielberg
Produced by	Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
Written by	Jeff Nathanson, Stan Redding
Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks
Music by	John Williams
Release date	December 25, 2002
Running time	141
Language	English

Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime drama movie. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the 1980 book by Frank Abagnale.

Catch Me if You Can is set in 1963. Frank Abagnale is played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Frank is sixteen years old. Carl Hanratty is played by Tom Hanks. Carl is an FBI investigator. When Frank's parents get divorced, Frank decides to leave his house change his name. He buys a pilot uniform and forges (makes a fake copy of) a pilot licence. He travels with PanAm airlines to many countries. He pays with forged cheques in the USA.

Then Frank decides to work as a doctor. He again forges the documents. In the hospital he meets a girl. He works as a lawyer, so that he can marry the girl from the hospital. Carl Hanratty is at the wedding. Carl reveals to the girls' father who Frank is. In the meantime, Frank tells his wife the truth about his life and what he has done. Carl searches the house, but Frank has already left. Frank escapes and moves to Mont-de Marson, France where he lives with his mother for a while. On Christmas Day, Carl Hanratty knocks on the door and he tells Frank that he is arresting him. Frank goes quietly with Carl. When Frank leaves jail, he works with Carl Hanratty, helping Carl to catch criminals who forge cheques and other documents.

Release dates

Country	Premiere
United States	25 December 2002
Mexico	1 January 2003
Canada	2 January 2003
Australia	9 January 2003
Taiwan	10 January 2003
Egypt	15 January 2003
Spain	24 January 2003
South Korea	24 January 2003
Philippines	29 January 2003
Switzerland	30 January 2003 (German speaking region)
Germany	30 January 2003
Hong Kong	30 January 2003
Singapore	30 January 2003
Slovenia	30 January 2003
Austria	31 January 2003
Switzerland	31 January 2003 (Italian speaking region)
United Kingdom	31 January 2003
Ireland	31 January 2003
Iceland	31 January 2003
Italy	31 January 2003
Turkey	31 January 2003
Hungary	6 February 2003
Israel	6 February 2003
Netherlands	6 February 2003
Portugal	7 February 2003
Belgium	12 February 2003
Switzerland	12 February 2003 (French speaking region)
France	12 February 2003
Czech Republic	13 February 2003
Russia	13 February 2003
Slovakia	13 February 2003
Colombia	14 February 2003
Finland	14 February 2003
Uruguay	14 February 2003
Argentina	20 February 2003
Chile	20 February 2003
Brazil	21 February 2003
Estonia	21 February 2003
Peru	27 February 2003
Greece	28 February 2003
Poland	28 February 2003
Kuwait	4 March 2003
Denmark	7 March 2003
Norway	7 March 2003
Sweden	7 March 2003
Romania	14 March 2003
Japan	21 March 2003
Lithuania	21 March 2003
Bulgaria	28 March 2003

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