Filmography › Amr Waked
All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Amr Waked, ranked
Amr Waked appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Salmon Fishing in the Yemen or Firebrand.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Amr Waked appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Paul Torday, 2007
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Lasse Hallström, 2011
Fisheries expert Alfred Jones receives an email from financial adviser Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, seeking advice on a project to bring salmon fishing to the Yemen—a project being bankrolled by a wealthy Yemeni sheikh and supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Alfred dismisses the project as ‘fundamentally unfeasible’ because Yemen cannot provide the necessary environment for salmon.
Queen's Gambit
Elizabeth Fremantle, 2012
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Karim Aïnouz, 2023
A psychological horror story set in the bloody Tudor court of the infamous King Henry VIII of England. Told from the point of view of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry and the only one to avoid banishment or death.