Red Joan is a movie directed by Trevor Nunn in 2018 and based on the book of the same name by Jennie Rooney, first published in 2013. The movie features Sophie Cookson, Judi Dench, Tom Hughes, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tereza Srbova, Kevin Fuller, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
Inspired by the life of Melita Norwood. Norwood worked at the British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association as a secretary and supplied the Soviet Union with nuclear secrets. The materials that Norwood betrayed to the USSR hastened the pace at which the Soviets developed nuclear bomb technology.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
6.40
Source: IMDb
Year
2013
Pages
400
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Book
Red Joan
Author: Jennie Rooney
Country: UK
First published in: 2013
Length: 400 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I have become so used to having people say, 'We loved your movie' instead of 'We read your book' that now I merely say, 'Thanks.'”
CHARLES R. JACKSON (Writer)
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