Richard Jewell
Clint Eastwood, 2019
American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell
Marie Brenner, 1997
Richard Jewell is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 2019 and based on the book American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell by Marie Brenner, first published in 1997. The movie features Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Wayne Duvall, and others.
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Storyline
In 1986, Richard Jewell works as an office supply clerk in a small public law firm, where he builds a rapport with attorney Watson Bryant. In early 1996, he’s working as a security guard at Piedmont College, but is fired after multiple complaints of acting beyond his jurisdiction. After foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Richard is an instant hero, however when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the bombing his life becomes a nightmare.
Movie vs Book
Year
2019
Minutes
131
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Richard Jewell
Director: Clint Eastwood
Country: USA
Year: 2019
Length: 2h11m
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Year
1997
Pages
62
Book Rate
5.76
S: Goodreads
Book
American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell
Author: Marie Brenner
Country: USA
First published in: 1997
Length: 62 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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