Truth Can be Stranger than Fiction

 Truth Can be Stranger than Fiction.

Book and movies based on true stories,too read and watch.

True stories can be really exciting:On the Wings of Eagles by Ken Follet.

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Wow what a story,1978 when the Shah was toppled a group of Dallas based Americans were thrown into jail on corruption charges.Their boss,Ross Perot and his executives,led by a retired army officer put together a daring rescue plan to break the employees out of jail and fly them back to the states.

(One of the best books I’ve read) 

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A lion called Christian.(an all time favorite)

Back in the swinging sixties a couple bought a pet lion,they lived in Chelsea,London.Christian grew to big to be a pet,and live in an apartment.They had been inspired by Born free,and decided to rehabilitate Christian back into the wild.They were hampered by red tape but  eventually managed to rehabilitate Christian with the help of George Adams.Sometime later they reunited with Christian who proudly showed them his family of wild cubs.

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Schindlers list: Huge impact movie how Shindler saved his Jewish employees from concentration camps.

Catch Me If you can.

Amusing movie of a young man who made his living as one of the best conmen and forgers

He flew the world dressed as a pilot,and the story is how the FBI eventually  caught up with him,👍👍👍👍👍

Not without my daughter.

The story of an American girl who married an Iranian doctor.They went on a family holiday.

The husband’s family all lived in one room,rarely washed or showerd,he kept her a prisoner and confiscated her passport.she was beaten when she tried to escape.eventually she did escape and crossed the mountains on horse back with her daughter,into Turkey.

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Somewhere over Africa.

The story of Karen Von Blixen who looked after her servants on an African plantation,although married she had a lover,who had a private plane and they flew over Africa on excursions.She illustrated her diary,and eventually could not keep the plantation going and returned to her homeland of Sweden.

The Towers of Trebizond by Rose McCauley

Two heavily crinolined elderly ladies bought two camels in Egypt,shipped them to Turkey in order to cross Turkey to convert Muslims.On their journey they met Billy Graham doing a tour.They didnt soeak a word of Turkish except the word NO.The tale of their adventures across Turkey.

Please post memes,gifs,trailer,connected to true stories,music too.

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Most of all enjoy you wonderful memories based on books and movies that are true.

Enjoy.....Lian