
The Amazing Spider-Man
Marc Webb, 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, 1963
The Amazing Spider-Man is a movie directed by Marc Webb in 2012 and based on the characters from the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, first published in 1963. The movie features Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, and others.
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Storyline
A young Peter Parker discovers that his father Richard Parker’s study has been burglarized. At home, Peter finds his father’s papers, and learns his father worked with fellow scientist Dr. Curt Connors at Oscorp in the field of cross-species genetics.
Movie vs Book

Year
2012
Minutes
136
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Amazing Spider-Man
Director: Marc Webb
Country: USA
Year: 2012
Length: 2h16m
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Year
1963
Pages
568
Book Rate
8.64
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Comic Book
The Amazing Spider-Man
Author: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
Country: USA
First published in: 1963
Length: 568 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Amazing Spider-Man
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TV Series by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Movie by Sam Raimi

Movie by Marc Webb

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Movie by Jon Watts

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“The book is so rich. There are so many fantastic details, but in order to preserve and have the time to bring that to the screen, we had to make important choices.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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