A Mighty Heart is a movie directed by Michael Winterbottom in 2007 and based on the book A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl by Mariane Pearl, first published in 2003. The movie features Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Will Patton, Denis O’Hare, Archie Panjabi, Adnan Siddiqui, and others.
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Storyline
Pearl was kidnapped in Karachi by supporters of Omar Sheikh. The movie also covers efforts by Pakistan’s Security Forces, Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service to track the kidnappers and bring them to justice. Sheikh claimed responsibility for kidnapping and beheading Pearl in 2002. He was captured and convicted but is appealing the ruling.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
108
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
A Mighty Heart
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Length: 1h48m
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Year
2003
Pages
288
Book Rate
8.14
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Book
A Mighty Heart
Subtitle: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl
Author: Mariane Pearl
Country: France
First published in: 2003
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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