15+ True Stories That Inspired Epic Hollywood Films

Published on 06/06/2017
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Bridge Of Spies

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks bring us Bridge of Spies, the real life story of James B. Donovan. During the Cold War, Donovan serves as a lawyer assigned to the negotiations regarding the release of Francis Gary Powers, who was an Air Force pilot that had his spy plane shot down above the Soviet Union in 1960.

Film, 'Bridge Of Spes', (2015) Tom Hanks As James Donovan, Mark

Bridge Of Spies

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Into The Wild

Sean Penn produced and directed the iconic film which recaps the story of Christopher McCandless. In the early 90’s, McCandless, an American hiker and traveler, traveled all across North America and spent tons of time in Alaska. While on the Stampede Trail, McCandless has little supplies but hopes to embrace the wild as he’s determined to survive on materials and food provided by Mother Nature. Some four months later, his decomposing body, which weighs a staggering 66 lbs, is found by hunters; presumably he passed from starvation, but it’s still unclear.

Into The Wild

Into The Wild

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