Body of Lies is a movie directed by Ridley Scott in 2008 and based on the book of the same name by David Ignatius, first published in 2007. The movie features Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Michael Gaston, Ali Suliman, Golshifteh Farahani, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
Roger Ferris is a CIA case officer in Iraq, tracking a terrorist called Al-Saleem. when Nizar is captured, Ferris is forced to shoot him to prevent his exposing the identities of Ferris and his associate, Bassam. Ferris and some salvaged discs are rescued by helicopter, but Bassam is killed in the explosion.
Movie vs Book
Year
2008
Minutes
128
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
2007
Pages
352
Book Rate
7.48
S: Goodreads
Book
Body of Lies
Author: David Ignatius
Country: USA
First published in: 2007
Length: 352 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“Making the book into a television show makes it feel so much more real and so much more like a real rock documentary.”
TAYLOR JENKINS REID (Writer)
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