Hamilton is a movie directed by Thomas Kail in 2020 and based on the play Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda, first published in 2015. The movie features Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Renee Goldsberry, Leslie Odom Jr., Chris Jackson, Jonathan Groff, and others.
What users say
“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
The Movie is also based on
Book by Ron Chernow
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Storyline
Divided in two acts, the musical depicts the life and career of Alexander Hamilton, an orphaned immigrant from the Caribbean island of Nevis. The first act covers Hamilton’s arrival in New York City in 1776, his work in the Continental Army as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington during the American Revolution, and his courtship and marriage to Eliza Schuyler.
Movie vs Book
Year
2020
Minutes
160
Movie Rate
8.50
Source: IMDb
Year
2015
Pages
285
Book Rate
8.90
S: Goodreads
Book
Hamilton: The Revolution
Author: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Country: USA
First published in: 2015
Length: 285 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“It was really important to me that people would experience the same feelings from the movie as they did from the book.”
PABLO BERGER (Filmmaker)
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