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Clash of the Titans

Desmond Davis, 1981

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Clash of the Titans
Alan Dean Foster, 1981

NOVELIZATION

Clash of the Titans is a movie novelization written by Alan Dean Foster in 1981 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Desmond Davis in 1981. The movie features Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Judi Bowker, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, and others.

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RATING

6.9

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Movie Poster: Clash of the Titans (Desmond Davis, 1981)

7.7

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Book Cover: Clash of the Titans (Alan Dean Foster, 1981)

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Storyline

King Acrisius of Argos imprisons his daughter Danaë, jealous of her beauty. Calibos, the spoiled and rebellious son of the sea goddess Thetis, is betrothed to Princess Andromeda, daughter of Queen Cassiopeia of Joppa; but for committing several atrocities against Zeus, including destroying Zeus’s sacred flying horses, Zeus transforms Calibos into a deformed monstrous satyr-like creature.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Clash of the Titans, the 1981 movie by Desmond Davis

Year

1981

Minutes

118

Movie Rate

6.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

Clash of the Titans

Country: UK

Year: 1981

Length: 1h58m

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Cover of Clash of the Titans, the 1981 book by Alan Dean Foster

Year

1981

Pages

304

Book Rate

7.76

S: Goodreads

Book

Clash of the Titans

Country: USA

First published in: 1981

Length: 304 pages

Genre: Fiction

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