A Beautiful Mind is a movie directed by Ron Howard in 2001 and based on the book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar, first published in 1998. The movie features Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, and others.
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Storyline
In 1947, John Nash arrives at Princeton University as co-recipient, with Martin Hansen, of the prestigious Carnegie Scholarship for mathematics. Bored with his regular duties at MIT, including teaching, he is recruited by the mysterious William Parcher of the United States Department of Defense with a classified assignment: to look for hidden patterns in magazines and newspapers in order to thwart a Soviet plot.
Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
135
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Beautiful Mind
Director: Ron Howard
Country: USA
Year: 2001
Length: 2h15m
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Year
1998
Pages
461
Book Rate
8.26
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Book
A Beautiful Mind
Author: Sylvia Nasar
Country: USA
First published in: 1998
Length: 461 pages
Genre: Biography
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