Blockbuster film 'based on hoax'. The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England) | May 24, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Johnston Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

SMASH-hit movie The Da Vinci Code has been condemned by a Sheffield-based leading expert on secret religious societies as '"dangerous lies".

The controversial film is breaking box-office records on both sides of the Atlantic, but Dr Geoffrey Basil-Smith says the Dan Brown book and the film are based on an elaborate practical joke.

Dr Basil-Smith, aged 60, from Crookes, is a Grand Master of 32 of the world's most secret societies and has researched the origins of The Da Vinci code and its predecessor The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail.

"If people read this book or see ...

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