Congo is a movie directed by Frank Marshall in 1995 and inspired by the book of the same name by Michael Crichton, first published in 1980. The movie features Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov, Tim Curry, Joe Don Baker, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
While testing a communications laser in a remote part of the Congo jungle, TraviCom employees Charles Travis and Jeffrey Weems discover the ruins of a lost city near a volcanic site. Despite the success, Peter is concerned by Amy’s drawings of jungles and the Eye of Providence, and seeks funding to return Amy to Africa, but the university is reluctant.
Movie vs Book
Year
1995
Minutes
109
Movie Rate
5.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1980
Pages
442
Book Rate
7.22
S: Goodreads
Book
Congo
Author: Michael Crichton
Country: USA
First published in: 1980
Length: 442 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“A movie is not a book. If the source material is a book, you cannot be too respectful of the book. All you owe to the book is the spirit.”
GRAHAM GREENE (Writer)
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