Hollywood is full of record-breaking celebs including Samuel L. Jackson, the Pulp Fiction gangster turned Nick Fury spy who holds the Guinness record for most films over $100m at the worldwide box office. We’ve rounded up some of the other sneaky record holders from Melita Norwood - the world’s longest-known undetected female espionage agent - to 007 villain Christopher Lee, The Man With the Golden Gun baddie who claims three Guinness records!
Hollywood is buzzing with astonishing records from Jackie Chan's lifetime achievement of more than 200 films to the heart-stopping, record-beating bungee jump in GoldenEye. We’ve dug up 10 of the seemingly impossible world firsts to illuminate Hollywood's unparalleled legacy of daring and innovation.
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Melita Norwood was an unlikely KGB spy, a British civil servant who stole atomic bomb secrets for a record 40 years. At the end of her career, Norwood was a suburban grannie who spent her spare time making jam and waiting for a knock on the door. Her deception inspired the movie starring Sophie Cookson but we've got the low down on the real ‘Red Joan’ and her unusual link to the Cambridge Five spies.
You’d think Samuel L. Jackson might slow down after a career that has spanned 50 years and more than 100 movies but Jackson - aka S.H.I.E.L.D. spy Nick Fury - isn’t ready to hang up his Kangol hat and eye patch just yet. SPYSCAPE celebrates the iconic actor, some of his most quirky movie moments, and the question Jackson gets asked at least once a week.
Cyber attacks were unheard of when hackers infiltrated Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1986 - the world's first documented case of cyber espionage. With remarkable ingenuity, Clifford Stoll - a US astronomer - traced the intrusion from a 75-cent accounting error to an incredible plot that ricocheted from California to West Germany and Moscow. Here’s the inside story of Stoll’s remarkable detective work.
The Vigenère Cipher, a cryptic marvel using a polyalphabetic encryption system, stumped codebreakers for more than 300 years - the longest time to crack a code on record. It was slyly crafted by Italian Giovan Battista Bellaso in 1553 and the enigma yielded to the ingenuity of British mathematician Charles Babbage in 1854. Can you crack the Vigenère Cipher and 14 of the world’s other toughest codes?
Bond villain Christopher Lee led a clandestine life akin to 007, with WWII intelligence work and Nazi war criminal operations. Beyond his acting prowess, Lee excelled in languages, fencing, and heavy metal music, holding several Guinness records including one for screen sword fights. We took a closer look at Scaramanga, the man behind the golden gun, and the actor’s incredible accomplishments.
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