Icon is a movie directed by Charles Martin Smith in 2005 and inspired by the book of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1996. The movie features Patrick Swayze, Annika Peterson, Patrick Bergin, Ben Cross, Jeff Fahey, Michael York, and others.
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Storyline
A former U.S. Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a former enemy, now running as a candidate for President in modern Russia. Working with a Russian police woman, they work to uncover a plot to use biological weapons against certain factions of the Russian people to commit genocide.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
190
Movie Rate
5.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1996
Pages
544
Book Rate
7.96
S: Goodreads
Book
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Author: Frederick Forsyth
Country: UK
First published in: 1996
Length: 544 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I'm always really impressed when a movie can function like a novel does - that's so hard to do.”
GIA COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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