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The Great Escape
Based on a True Story
English - September 19, 2016 10:00 - 36 minutes - ★★★★★ - 486 ratingsFilm History TV & Film History games history movies story true Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Despite having an all-star cast and being based on a true story, most of the characters in the film didn't actually exist. Instead, Hollywood opted to merge together multiple people into a single character to help push the story forward while not having to deal with an ensemble cast in the hundreds.
As I'm sure you can guess, this also forced them to change the story around from the way things really happened.
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Despite having an all-star cast and being based on a true story, most of the characters in the film didn't actually exist. Instead, Hollywood opted to merge together multiple people into a single character to help push the story forward while not having to deal with an ensemble cast in the hundreds.
As I'm sure you can guess, this also forced them to change the story around from the way things really happened.
Did you enjoy this episode?
Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/711a0d24-bbfb-482e-9947-f2396710e48d
Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/18
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