Filmography › Peter Donat

All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Peter Donat

Peter Donat appears in The War of the Roses, the film adaptation of the book by Warren Adler The War of the Roses, first published in 1981.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
The Game. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
VS3
The Game
Jeff Rovin, 1997
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
The Game
David Fincher, 1997

Nicholas Van Orton, a successful businessman, lives a well-ordered life – until an unexpected birthday gift from his brother destroys it all. Like it or not, Nicholas has been enrolled in a game that begins quietly but soon erupts in a rush of devastating events. Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life.

The War of the Roses. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1981 book
VS3
The War of the Roses
Warren Adler, 1981
movie vs book
The War of the Roses
Danny DeVito, 1989

Lawyer Gavin d’Amato is in his office discussing a divorce case with a taciturn client. As Oliver becomes a successful partner in his law firm, Barbara, who was a doting and loving wife early in the marriage, appears to grow restless in her life with Oliver, and begins to dislike him immensely.