Poldark is a movie directed by Richard Laxton in 1996 and based on the book series The Poldark Saga by Winston Graham, which first book was published in 1945. The movie features John Bowe, Mel Martin, Michael Attwell, Ioan Gruffudd, Kelly Reilly, Nicholas Gleaves, and others.
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Storyline
British officer Poldark returns to his native Cornwall after the Revolutionary War after escaping as a prisoner. He finds that because he was believed dead, his home has fallen into ruin and his estate has shifted to his mercenary uncle following the death of his father. His uncle has committed to selling the family copper and tin mines, while his former fiancée has agreed to marry his cousin in his absence.
Movie vs Book
Year
1996
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
5.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1945
Pages
455
Book Rate
8.16
S: Goodreads
Book
Ross Poldark
Author: Winston Graham
Country: UK
First published in: 1945
Length: 455 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Poldark Saga
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by Paul Annett, Kenneth Ives, Christopher Barry, Philip Dudley, Roger Jenkins
TV Series by Debbie Horsfield
User polls & recommendations
“I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn't thinking about them being movies.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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