Richard Jewell is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 2019 and based on the book The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen, first published in 2019. 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
2019
Pages
359
Book Rate
8.54
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Book
The Suspect
Subtitle: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle
Author: Kent Alexander, Kevin Salwen
Country: USA
First published in: 2019
Length: 359 pages
Genre: Biography
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