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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
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November 2020: Books to Screen > Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale 4 Stars

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Sue | 2709 comments Written in the first person, this astonishing true crime story tells of how teenaged Frank Abagnale successfully impersonated an airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer and a college professor - all to back-stop his "career" as a bad check writer.

Frank traveled the world and accrued hundreds of thousands of dollars all before his 20th birthday.

Perpetually pursued by the FBI and other international law enforcement, Frank had many close calls and was eventually caught a few times. Often to be followed by some dramatic escapes.

The postscript tells the story of what Frank is doing now, and his non-criminal life is just as audacious and imaginative.

Made into a movie by Stephen Speilberg, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.


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