Let's have a look at the thriller movies which are inspired by the lives of real spies.
Source: Bollywoodlife.com | Sep 25, 2023It is loosely based on James Jesus Angleton who worked for the CIA.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comThis movie is based on Valerie Plame, a CIA operative whose cover was blown when insiders revealed she was married to a spy who specialised in atomic warfare.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comThis one's based on Sergei Grigoriev a Soviet LGB soy who sold the Soviet's secrets to the French.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comBreach is based on Robert Hanssen, who betrayed his homeland by becoming a double agent. An FBI recruit, he worked for the Soviets as well.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comSteven Spielberg's movie is based on Rudolf Abel, a Soviet Union spy.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comTom Cruise plays Barry Seal an ordinary pilot who was embroiled in the smuggling of drugs by Pablo Escobar's associate.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comHe was captured by the US authorities and eventually agreed to act as a spy for DEA.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comBased on the lives of Christopher Boyce and Andrew Lee, a federal agency file clerk and a small-time cocaine dealer sell national secrets to the Soviets.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comBenedict Cumberbatch starrer is inspired by the life of Grenville Wynne, a real businessman who got embroiled in the cold war. He worked with a Russian spy to defuse the Cuban missile crisis.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comCharlie from Texas provided weapons to Afghanistan in their battle against the Soviet Union. Tom Hanks plays the titular role.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comThis one's based on Chuck Barris' memoir, the famous game show creator and host.
Source: Bollywoodlife.comApart from being a TV personality, she was also a CIA assassin. Interesting, no?
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