The film is based on real events often doomed to success, it is so nice sometimes to look at the character, which was not invented by some novelist and screenwriter. I offer you a selection of the actors who played famous people. Schindler's List - Liam Neeson - Oskar Schindler
Mind games - Russell Crowe - John Nash
Changeling - Angelina Jolie - Christine Collins
Catch Me If You Can - Leonardo DiCaprio - Frank Abagnale
COCAINE - Johnny Depp - George Jung
The Pursuit of Happyness - Will Smith and Chris Gardner
Under - Benicio Del Toro and Ernesto Che Guevara
La Vie en Rose - Marion Cotillard and Edith Piaf
7 days and nights with Marilyn - Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe
7 days and nights with Marilyn - Kenneth Branagh in the role of Sir Laurence Olivier
The Iron Lady - Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
Harvey Milk - Sean Penn and Harvey Milk
Basketball Diaries - Jim Carroll and Leonardo DiCaprio
MONSTER - Charlize Theron and Aileen Wuornos
DOMINO - Keira Knightley and Domino Harvey
Joan of Arc - Milla Jovovich, and Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans
ALEXANDER - Colin Farrell and Alexander
Frida - Salma Hayek Frida Kahlo and
Desert Flower - Liya Kebede Waris Dirie and
Envelopes - Kevin Spacey and Yevgeny Petrov
SECOND CHANCE - Shawn Porter and Dwayne Johnson
LINCOLN - Daniel Day Abraham Lincoln
Into the Wild - Emile Hirsch Christopher McCandless
Boys Do not Cry - Hilary Swank and Brandon Teena
The Blind Side - Michael Quinton Aaron and Hur
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