The Dam Busters. Poster of the 1955 movie and cover of the 1951 book
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The Dam Busters
Paul Brickhill, 1951
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Michael Anderson, 1955

An epic war story of World War II. Scientist Dr. Barnes Wallis believes World War II can be shortened by destroying the Ruhr dams, thus paralyzing the enemy’s industrial nerve center. In spite of the difficulties caused by the critical situation at the time, he works steadily to perfect a special bomb of his own invention for the purpose. Air Ace Wing Commander Guy Gibson is chosen to form, train and lead the hand-picked squadron.


The Dam Busters. Poster of the 1955 movie and cover of the 1946 book, Enemy Coast Ahead
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Enemy Coast Ahead
Guy Gibson, 1946
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Michael Anderson, 1955

An epic war story of World War II. Scientist Dr. Barnes Wallis believes World War II can be shortened by destroying the Ruhr dams, thus paralyzing the enemy’s industrial nerve center. In spite of the difficulties caused by the critical situation at the time, he works steadily to perfect a special bomb of his own invention for the purpose. Air Ace Wing Commander Guy Gibson is chosen to form, train and lead the hand-picked squadron.


Sword of Gideon. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the 1984 book, Vengeance
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Vengeance
George Jonas, 1984
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Michael Anderson, 1986

The movie follows a specially selected Mossad team tasked with tracking down the terrorists responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.


1984. Poster of the 1956 movie and cover of the 1949 book
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1984
George Orwell, 1949
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Michael Anderson, 1956

A voice-over narrator explains that in the mid-1950s, a nuclear war and devastation of Earth gave rise to three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia, and East Asia. By 1984, London, with its bomb-proof ministry, is designated as the capital of Airstrip One, a province of Oceania, controlled by one all-powerful Party, embodied by the figurehead Big Brother.


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.


Logan's Run. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the 1967 book
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Logan's Run
William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, 1967
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Michael Anderson, 1976

In the year 2274, the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed city contained beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by a computer that takes care of all aspects of life, including reproduction. An elite team of policemen are assigned to pursue and terminate Runners as they try to escape.