Angel Heart is a movie directed by Alan Parker in 1987 and based on the book Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg, first published in 1978. The movie features Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling, Lisa Bonet, Brownie McGhee, Stocker Fontelieu, and others.
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Storyline
In 1955, Harry Angel, a New York City private investigator, is contracted by a man named Louis Cyphre to track down John Liebling, a crooner known professionally as Johnny Favorite who suffered severe neurological trauma resulting from injuries he received in World War II. After Harry breaks into his home, Fowler admits that years ago he was bribed by a man and woman so that the two could abscond with the disfigured Favorite.
Movie vs Book
Year
1987
Minutes
113
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1978
Pages
302
Book Rate
7.84
S: Goodreads
Book
Falling Angel
Author: William Hjortsberg
Country: USA
First published in: 1978
Length: 302 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.”
JOHN LE CARRE (Writer)
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