Miller’s Crossing is a movie directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen in 1990 and inspired by the book The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1931. The movie features Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Albert Finney, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman, John Turturro, and others.
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Storyline
Tom Reagan is the right-hand man for Leo O’Bannon, an Irish mobster and political boss who runs a U.S. city during Prohibition. Tom tries everything he can to convince Leo to give Bernie up to Caspar to prevent a war; he attempts to convince Leo that Verna is playing him to protect her brother but Leo will not be swayed.
Movie vs Book
Year
1990
Minutes
115
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Miller's Crossing
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Country: USA
Year: 1990
Length: 1h55m
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Year
1931
Pages
214
Book Rate
7.90
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Book
The Glass Key
Author: Dashiell Hammett
Country: USA
First published in: 1931
Length: 214 pages
Genre: Fiction
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Movie by Akira Kurosawa
Movie by Sergio Leone
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“Every adaptation has things you have to leave behind in service of creating a cinematic idea that embodies the essential values of the book.”
EDWARD NORTON (Actor, Filmmaker)
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