Katharine Gun
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Katharine Gun is a former British intelligence translator who became known for leaking classified information regarding U.S. efforts to manipulate evidence for the Iraq War. Her whistleblowing raised significant ethical questions about governmental transparency and the morality of war.
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She played the whistleblower Katharine Gun in Official Secrets, the 2019 film about US and UK behavior before the Iraq war.
Is being a Guardian reporter as exciting as the movies make out? | FilmThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2025-10-10
United Kingdom· 2025-10-10
Katharine Gun is depicted as a GCHQ translator and whistleblower in a film starring Keira Knightley.
Keira Knightley at 40: her 20 best films – ranked! | Keira KnightleyThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-03-20
United Kingdom· 2025-03-20
