Captive is a movie directed by Jerry Jameson in 2015 and based on the book Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero by Ashley Smith and Stacy Mattingly, first published in 2005. The movie features Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers, Michael Kenneth Williams, Elle Graham, Claudia Church, and others.
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Storyline
On March 11, 2005, Brian Nichols escapes from the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, during his trial involving a rape case. In the process of the escape he murders the judge presiding over his trial, Rowland Barnes, as well as court reporter Julie Brandau. He also shoots Sergeant Hoyt Teasley while escaping from the courthouse, and then later kills ICE Special Agent David G. Wilhelm, who was off-duty at his home.
Movie vs Book
Year
2015
Minutes
97
Movie Rate
5.40
Source: IMDb
Year
2005
Pages
272
Book Rate
7.32
S: Goodreads
Book
Unlikely Angel
Subtitle: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero
Author: Ashley Smith, Stacy Mattingly
Country: USA
First published in: 2005
Length: 272 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“The way I look at it, movies are a different medium for storytelling than books.”
JOSH HUTCHERSON (Actor)
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