
The Amateur is a movie directed by Charles Jarrott in 1981 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Littell, first published in 1981. The movie features John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Nicholas Campbell, George Coe, and others.
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Movie vs Book

Year
1981
Minutes
112
Movie Rate
5.80
Source: IMDb

Year
1981
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.28
S: Goodreads
Book
The Amateur
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“The book is better than the movie”
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“A really great popcorn movie is extremely hard to pull off. A really great popcorn book is equally hard to pull off, so I don't feel guilty devouring one.”
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