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All the books by Raymond W. Thorp adapted to cinema and television

Raymond W. Thorp is known for being the author of the book Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson, first published in 1959, which was adapted to cinema by Sydney Pollack in 1972.
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.
Jeremiah Johnson. Poster of the 1972 movie and cover of the 1959 book, Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson
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Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson
Raymond W. Thorp, Robert Bunker, 1959
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Jeremiah Johnson
Sydney Pollack, 1972

Mexican War veteran Jeremiah Johnson takes up the life of a mountain man, supporting himself in the Rocky Mountains as a trapper, but he becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.