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In the Movie |
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SPINNAKER provides Ryan with false information claiming there will be a coup in the USSR. |
SPINNAKER provides Ryan with information about where the nuclear weapon came from. |
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John Clark is in his mid-30s. |
John Clark is in his late-40s.
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The terrorist plot is carried out by no more than 10 people, each of whom are disenfranchised radicals with nothing to lose. |
The terrorist plot is carried out by a group of wealthy Austrian individuals. |
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Cabot has little trouble with the President's national security team. |
Cabot is mocked by the President's national security team during a briefing.
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Marcus Cabot is new to the CIA; Ryan had been working there for years before Cabot showed up. |
Marcus Cabot is a CIA veteran who had worked there for years before Ryan showed up. |