Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

Walk the Line

"Walk the Line" is a biopic about the life of Johnny Cash starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Cash struggled deeply in multiple ways throughout his life, and he wrote about those difficulties in both of his autobiographies titled "Man in Black" and "Cash: The Autobiography". These books were acquired by 20th Century Fox in 2005, and they acted as the walking script for the movie.

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