Sword of Gideon (1986) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Sword of Gideon

Michael Anderson, 1986

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Vengeance
George Jonas, 1984

Sword of Gideon is a movie directed by Michael Anderson in 1986 and based on the book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas, first published in 1984. The movie features Steven Bauer, Michael York, Robert Joy, Lino Ventura, Colleen Dewhurst, Hrant Alianak, and others.

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RATING

7.2

/ 10

Movie Poster: Sword of Gideon (Michael Anderson, 1986)

8.2

/ 10

Book Cover: Vengeance (George Jonas, 1984)

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Storyline

The movie follows a specially selected Mossad team tasked with tracking down the terrorists responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Sword of Gideon, the 1986 movie by Michael Anderson

Year

1986

Minutes

173

Movie Rate

7.20

Source: IMDb

Movie

Sword of Gideon

Country: Canada

Year: 1986

Length: 2h53m

Cover of Vengeance, the 1984 book by George Jonas

Year

1984

Pages

416

Book Rate

8.22

S: Goodreads

Book

Vengeance

Subtitle: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team

Country: USA

First published in: 1984

Length: 416 pages

Genre: Non Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
Munich (2005)
Movie by Steven Spielberg

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Sword of Gideon, the 1986 movie by Michael Anderson

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Cover of Vengeance, the 1984 book by George Jonas

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Sword of Gideon, the 1986 movie by Michael Anderson

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Yes

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18% No

9 votes

2 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Vengeance, the 1984 book by George Jonas

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33% No

8 votes

4 votes

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