Internet users currently have access to a wide range of streaming platforms, but one of the most successful is undoubtedly Netflix.
In the catalog of the service you can find not only your own productions, but also true classics and gems of Hollywood. For example, one of the most successful films by American director Steven Spielberg is available on Netflix: Catch Me If You Can.
What is Catch Me If You Can about?
The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, is based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. “A young swindler successfully poses as an airline pilot, a surgeon and a lawyer,” indicates the synopsis of this Spielberg classic that premiered at the Spielberg. 2002.
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The film stars Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Jennifer Garner and a young Ellen Pompeo in addition to Leonardo DiCaprio.
Who Was Frank Abagnale Jr.?
Frank was a young con artist who works successfully as an airline pilot, a surgeon, and a lawyer. Frank, despite his young age, manages to defraud banks across the country and lives a life of luxury, posing as an airline pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer.
Abagnale sold the film rights for his autobiography in 1980, and in 1990, producer Michel Shane bought them for Paramount Pictures. However, the film did not begin its pre-production phase until the early 2000s.
At one point, director David Fincher was chosen to make a film about Abagnale’s life, but decided to make Panic Room professionally. Finally, in July 2000, Leonardo DiCaprio was cast as the lead and Gore Verbinski as director. Steven Spielberg was set to produce the film.
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Verbinski backed out of making the film, and Lasse Hallström was chosen as his replacement. After several setbacks and problems with the cast, Steven Spielberg ended directing the film and shelved projects such as Big Fish and Memoirs of a Geisha.
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