Independence Day is a movie novelization written by Dean Devlin in 1996 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Roland Emmerich in 1996. The movie features Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, and others.
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Storyline
On July 2, 1996, an enormous mothership orbits the Earth, deploying multiple saucers, each with a fifteen-mile radius, that take positions over Earth’s major cities. With help from his ex-wife, White House Communications Director Constance Spano, David and his father Julius gain access to the Oval Office and alert President Thomas Whitmore to the threat.
Movie vs Book
Year
1996
Minutes
145
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Independence Day
Director: Roland Emmerich
Country: USA
Year: 1996
Length: 2h25m
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Year
1996
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.04
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Book
Independence Day
Author: Dean Devlin
Country: USA
First published in: 1996
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Independence Day
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“When a book is adapted into a film, it's obvious that not everything can fit and, in addition, the story must be given a rhythm because it's a different kind of narrative.”
MANEL LOUEIRO (Writer)
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