The Crossing. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1971 book
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The Crossing
Howard Fast, 1971
movie vs book
Robert Harmon, 2000

On December 17, 1776, General George Washington, plagued by superior British forces and suffering from a diminishing army due to disease, desertion and lack of funds, faces the possibility of losing the war for American independence. However, on Christmas Eve a week later, Washington makes a bold and courageous decision. Taking a chance with a daring surprise attack against a group of experienced Hessian mercenaries, he leads his army across the treacherous Delaware River covered in ice.


A Walk Among the Tombstones. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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A Walk Among the Tombstones
Lawrence Block, 1992
movie vs book
Scott Frank, 2014

In 1991, Detective Matthew Matt Scudder is in a car with his partner, who urges him to get help and expresses his concern that Scudder is not a reliable backup. Kenny tells Scudder that after he delivered the ransom, the kidnappers directed him to a car containing his wife’s dismembered body.


Beowulf. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 900 book
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Beowulf
Unknown, 900
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Robert Zemeckis, 2007

In 507, the legendary Geatish warrior Beowulf travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers including his best friend Wiglaf. They meet King Hrothgar, who needs a hero to slay Grendel, a hideously malformed troll-like creature with appalling strength and cunning who attacked and killed many of Hrothgar’s warriors during a celebration in the mead hall Heorot.