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Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

John-Paul Davidson, 1995

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The Grotesque
Patrick McGrath, 1989

Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets is a movie directed by John-Paul Davidson in 1995 and based on the book The Grotesque by Patrick McGrath, first published in 1989. The movie features Alan Bates, Theresa Russell, Sting, Lena Headey, Jim Carter, Anna Massey, and others.

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RATING

5.5

/ 10

Movie Poster: Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets (John-Paul Davidson, 1995)

7.1

/ 10

Book Cover: The Grotesque (Patrick McGrath, 1989)

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Storyline

An ambitious butler harbors intentions for both his master’s affluent estate and the mistress. To secure everything he desires, he hatches a plan to frame his master for a murder.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets, the 1995 movie by John-Paul Davidson

Year

1995

Minutes

99

Movie Rate

5.50

Source: IMDb

Movie

Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

Original title: The Grotesque

Country: UK

Year: 1995

Length: 1h39m

Cover of The Grotesque, the 1989 book by Patrick McGrath

Year

1989

Pages

178

Book Rate

7.18

S: Goodreads

Book

The Grotesque

Country: UK

First published in: 1989

Length: 178 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Cover of The Grotesque, the 1989 book by Patrick McGrath

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