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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Donovan Leitch

Donovan Leitch appears in Glory, the film adaptation of the book by Peter D. Burchard One Gallant Rush, first published in 1965.
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Glory. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1965 book, One Gallant Rush
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One Gallant Rush
Peter D. Burchard, 1965
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Glory
Edward Zwick, 1989

During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts a promotion to colonel commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-black regiments in the Union Army. He asks his friend Cabot Forbes to serve as his second in command, with the rank of major. Their first volunteer is another friend, Thomas Searles, a bookish, free African-American.

Glory. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1973 book, Lay This Laurel
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Lay This Laurel
Richard Benson, Lincoln Kirstein, 1973
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Glory
Edward Zwick, 1989

During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts a promotion to colonel commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-black regiments in the Union Army. He asks his friend Cabot Forbes to serve as his second in command, with the rank of major. Their first volunteer is another friend, Thomas Searles, a bookish, free African-American.

The Blob. Poster of the 1988 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Blob
David Bischoff, 1988
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The Blob
Chuck Russell, 1988

A deadly entity from space crashes near Arborville, a small town in California and starts to consume anyone in its path. Panic ensues, as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.