15+ True Stories That Inspired Hollywood Films That Charity Had No Part Of

Published on 11/22/2017
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Bridge Of Spies

At the time of the Cold War, James B. Donovan was a lawyer assigned to negotiate the release of Francis Gary Powers. Powers was an Air Force pilot whose spy plane was shot down above the Soviet Union in 1960. Donovan received the Distinguished Intelligence Medal from the CIA for his work.

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

Bridge Of Spies

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Into The Wild

Christopher McCandless was an American hiker and traveler who spent a good chunk of his time in the early 90’s traveling in Alaska. McCandless found himself on the Stampede Trail with very little supplies but high hopes of embracing the wild. Apparently he believed he would survive on materials and food that Mother Nature provided. However four months later, his decomposing body, which weighted only 66 pounds, was found by hunters. Supposedly McCandless died from starvation.

Into The Wild

Into The Wild

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