Man on Fire is a movie directed by Tony Scott in 2004 and based on the book of the same name by A.J. Quinnell, first published in 1980. The movie features Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken, Marc Anthony, Giancarlo Giannini, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
John W. Creasy is former Force Recon Marine and assassin who comes to Mexico to visit his old friend and brother-in-arms, Paul Rayburn. Creasy reluctantly agrees, and is later offered the job by Samuel Ramos, a wealthy automaker in Mexico City whose young daughter Lupita “Pita” Ramos requires a bodyguard before she can return to school and the kidnapping insurance policy takes effect.
Movie vs Book
Year
2004
Minutes
146
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1980
Pages
320
Book Rate
8.48
S: Goodreads
Book
Man on Fire
Author: A.J. Quinnell
Country: USA
First published in: 1980
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Creasy
User polls & recommendations
“When a movie is being made out of a book, there is a mixed reaction on the part of fans. They are both extremely excited and also terrified.”
CASSANDRA CLARE (Writer)
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