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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Movie vs Book
Year
1986
Minutes
173
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1984
Pages
416
Book Rate
8.22
S: Goodreads
Book
Vengeance
Subtitle: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team
Author: George Jonas
Country: USA
First published in: 1984
Length: 416 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Steven Spielberg
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“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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