The Manchurian Candidate. Poster of the 1962 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon, 1959
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John Frankenheimer, 1962

During the Korean War in 1952, the Soviets and Chinese capture a U.S. Army platoon and take the men to Manchuria in communist China. In the following years, Marco, since promoted to major and assigned to Army Intelligence, suffers from a recurring nightmare.


From Here to Eternity. Poster of the 1953 movie and cover of the 1951 book
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From Here to Eternity
James Jones, 1951
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Fred Zinnemann, 1953

In 1941, bugler and career soldier Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt transfers to a rifle company at Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. Because Prewitt was also a boxer, Captain Dana Holmes wants him on his regimental team. Warden successfully suggests doubling Prewitt’s company punishment as an alternative.


Around the World in 80 Days. Poster of the 1956 movie and cover of the 1872 book, Around the World in Eighty Days
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Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne, 1872
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Michael Anderson, John Farrow, 1956

In 1872, an English gentleman Phileas Fogg claims he can circumnavigate the world in eighty days. He makes a £20,000 wager with four skeptical fellow members of the Reform Club that he can arrive back eighty days from exactly 8:45 pm that evening. Together with his resourceful valet, Passepartout, they set out on the journey from Paris by a gas balloon.


Ocean's 11. Poster of the 1960 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ocean's Eleven
George Clayton Johnson, 1960
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Lewis Milestone, 1960

World War II veterans Danny Ocean and Jimmy Foster recruit nine comrades from their unit in the 82nd Airborne to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casinos: the Sahara, the Riviera, the Desert Inn, the Sands and the Flamingo. At midnight on New Year’s Eve, the tower is blown up and the Las Vegas Strip goes dark as the inside men sneak into the cages, hold up the cashiers and then dump the bags of loot into the hotels’ garbage bins.


Princes & Thieves. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2020 book
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Princes & Thieves
Vito Brancato, 2020
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Vito Brancato, 2023

Utilizing close confidant Frank Sinatra as an intermediary, the Kennedys seek assistance from Chicago Mafia boss Sam Giancana to manipulate the union vote in favor of JFK, promising protection from government prosecution in return. However, these favors transform into betrayal when the newly appointed Attorney General, Bobby Kennedy, initiates a crackdown on the American Mafia.