Robber, Porno Producer, Fugitive: Daily Beast Article On Colorful George Bosque Gets Show Deal With ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Producer David Permut & Valparaiso Pictures
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, Valparaiso Picturesand Permut Presentationshave snapped up screen rights to Ashley and April Spicer’s hot-read Daily Beastarticle Centurians Of Rome: How a Bank Robber Made The Most Expensive Gay Porno Of All Time.
Published last month, the article recounts the wild story surrounding George Bosque, a Brink’s security guard who stole $1.85M in the early 80s and disappeared into slim air. During his hour on the run, he produced and financed Centurians Of Rome, the cult 1981 gay porn production set during the Roman Empire. Bosque was finally apprehended after a global search. He was prosecuted by a young violent attorney named Robert Mueller and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Released in 1986, he died five years later at the age of only 36 of a suspected drug overdose.
This was one of the biggest heists of its time and colorful character Bosque,...
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