Churchill's secret weapon.
Nazi Germany's greatest foe.
Ian Fleming's inspiration.
Discover how a hardware salesman from Canada changed the fate of nations and
helped win World War Two. Sir Winston Churchill once said, "In war, the
truth is so valuable that it must be protected by a bodyguard of lies." At
the outset of WWII, in the face of Nazi aggression and American apathy, the
British PM required facts and fiction to achieve his goal of defending Great
Britain. Churchill trusted one man above all others to generate both. That
man was Sir William Stephenson, The True Intrepid.
Stephenson changed the course of the Twentieth Century, yet even after his
death he remains firmly in the shadows. From his early family life in
Winnipeg to heroic deeds on the front lines of World War One, to his pivotal
role during the cold war, Stephenson blazed a trail so unique that history
is divided on how he should be remembered.
Previous accounts of his life have been rife with factual errors, no
accident when you consider Stephenson himself once said, "Nothing deceives
like a document."
Now, for the first time ever, comes an accurate account of his work outside
the established intelligence community where, under the guise of British
Passport Control, his agents perfected coding, forgery, counter-espionage
and propaganda, all with the intent of defeating Hitler's military
juggernaut.
In this hour-long documentary, the life of a master spy is examined more
closely than ever before. Recently declassified documents and intimate
personal reflections from Stephenson's family, operatives, agents, and the
former Chief Historian for the CIA offer new insight into a man who took
most of his deeds to the grave.
The True Intrepid: a one-hour documentary from MIDCANADA ENTERTAINMENT (A Division of MidCanada Production Services Inc.) Executive Producer, Kevin Dunn; Director/Writer, Terry McEvoy; Co-writers Bill MacDonald and Cam Bennett; Director of Photography, Kim Bell; Editor Bruce Little. Produced in association with: Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry; Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program; Global Television Network; Fireworks Entertainment; The Government of Manitoba; Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit; Manitoba Film & Sound; Government of Canada;The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit; CanWest Western Independent Producers Fund; TFO; SCN;
Knowledge Network and MidCanada Production Services Inc.
