Killer Elite is a movie directed by Gary McKendry in 2011 and based on the book The Feather Men by Ranulph Fiennes, first published in 1991. The movie features Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell, Aden Young, Yvonne Strahovski, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In 1980, mercenaries Danny Bryce, Hunter, Davies, and Meier are in Mexico to assassinate a man. Danny is shot when he becomes distracted after realizing he has killed the man in front of the target’s young child. Affected by this, Danny retires and returns to his native Australia. The following year, Danny is summoned to Oman to meet The Agent. He learns that Hunter failed a $6 million job. If Danny does not complete Hunter’s mission, Hunter will be executed.
Movie vs Book
Year
2011
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
6.40
Source: IMDb
Year
1991
Pages
384
Book Rate
7.84
S: Goodreads
Book
The Feather Men
Author: Ranulph Fiennes
Country: UK
First published in: 1991
Length: 384 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“The movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer and because books are internal.”
SCOTT TUROW (Writer)
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