101 Dalmatians is a movie directed by Stephen Herek in 1996 and based on the book The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith, first published in 1956. The movie features Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, and others.
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Storyline
American video game designer Roger Dearly lives with his pet Dalmatian Pongo in London. One winter evening, she has her henchmen, Jasper and Horace, break into their home and steal the puppies, while Roger and Anita are walking in the park with Pongo and Perdy.
Movie vs Book
Year
1996
Minutes
103
Movie Rate
5.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
101 Dalmatians
Director: Stephen Herek
Country: USA
Year: 1996
Length: 1h43m
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Year
1956
Pages
184
Book Rate
8.22
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Book
The 101 Dalmatians
Author: Dodie Smith
Country: UK
First published in: 1956
Length: 184 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Hundred and One Dalmatians
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Movie by Kevin Lima
Movie by Craig Gillespie
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