ClandesTime 200 – Extravaganza
To mark the 200th episode of this podcast I decided to combine several ideas into an open buffet of information...
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ClandesTime 200 – Extravaganza
To mark the 200th episode of this podcast I decided to combine several ideas into an open buffet of information...
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Alfred Hitchcock and the CIA’s First Big Mistake in Hollywood
Following their on-screen debut in the James Bond movies, and their quiet support for Thunderball, the CIA under Richards Helms adopted a more pro-active approach to Hollywood. They began spying on movie scripts depicting the CIA and considering requests from film-makers for official support. One project that they rejected was the 1969 Hitchcock thriller Topaz, based on the novel by Leon Uris and CIA officer Philippe Thyraud de Vosjoli.