The screenplay by Chris Terrio was adapted from sections of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Tony Mendez's memoir The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA, and the 2007 Wired article The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman on the Canadian Caper.
Skenarionya yang dibuat oleh Chris Terrio diadaptasi dari bagian-bagian memoir buatan pejabat operasi Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Tony Mendez The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA, dan artikel Wired tahun 2007 The Great Escape karya Joshuah Bearman tentang Canadian Caper.