
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Katt Shea, 2019
The Hidden Staircase
Carolyn Keene, 1930
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase is a movie directed by Katt Shea in 2019 and based on the book The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene, first published in 1930. The movie features Sophia Lillis, Andrea Anders, Laura Wiggins, Linda Lavin, Sam Trammell, Jesse C. Boyd, and others.
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Storyline
After her mother’s death, 16-year-old sleuth Nancy Drew and her father Carson relocate from Chicago to rural River Heights. While Nancy struggles to fit in, Carson is active in local politics, fighting the development of a train line through the town. A local thug named Willie Wharton threatens Nancy one night to try to scare her father into backing down.
Movie vs Book

Year
2019
Minutes
89
Movie Rate
5.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Director: Katt Shea
Country: USA
Year: 2019
Length: 1h29m
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Year
1930
Pages
182
Book Rate
7.88
S: Goodreads
Book
The Hidden Staircase
Author: Carolyn Keene
Country: USA
First published in: 1930
Length: 182 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
User polls & recommendations
“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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