Proof of Life is a movie directed by Taylor Hackford in 2000 and based on the book Long March to Freedom: Tom Hargrove’s Own Story of His Kidnapping by Colombian Narco-Guerrillas by Thomas R. Hargrove, first published in 1995. The movie features Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan, David Morse, Pamela Reed, David Caruso, Anthony Heald, and others.
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Storyline
Alice Bowman moves to South Americanc because her engineer husband, Peter Bowman, has been hired to help build a new dam for oil company Quad Carbon. While driving one morning through the city, Peter is caught in traffic and then ambushed and abducted by guerrilla rebels.
Movie vs Book
Year
2000
Minutes
135
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Proof of Life
Director: Taylor Hackford
Country: USA
Year: 2000
Length: 2h15m
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Year
1995
Pages
544
Book Rate
8.52
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Book
Long March to Freedom
Subtitle: Tom Hargrove's Own Story of His Kidnapping by Colombian Narco-Guerrillas
Author: Thomas R. Hargrove
Country: USA
First published in: 1995
Length: 544 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“I think sometimes people forget that a lot of changes have to be made because we're not in a book when we're watching a movie.”
BRIAN SELZNICK (Writer)
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