# Should movies distort history/real people "for the greater good"?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 10, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-movies-distort-history-real-people-for-the-greater-good/509536 "2009-09-10T09:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-movies-distort-history-real-people-for-the-greater-good/509536/21 "2009-09-12T19:07:38Z")

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