Catch Me If You Can
Steven Spielberg, 2002
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding, 1980
Catch Me If You Can is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002 and based on the book Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale and Stan Redding, first published in 1980. The movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, and others.
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Storyline
Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who’s in trouble with the IRS. Frank runs away when his parents divorce. Needing money, he turns to confidence scams to survive and his cons grow bolder. He impersonates an airline pilot and forges Pan Am payroll checks. Soon, his forgeries are worth millions of dollars.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
141
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
Catch Me If You Can
Director: Steven Spielberg
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Length: 2h21m
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Year
1980
Pages
224
Book Rate
8.12
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Book
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Author: Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding
Country: USA
First published in: 1980
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“I liked the film very much but I found working on it incredibly stressful; I would probably not adapt my own work again - you need to have distance from the book.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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