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The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Tom Rob Smith, 2018

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Vulgar Favors
Maureen Orth, 1999

The Assassination of Gianni Versace is a TV series created by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and Tom Rob Smith in 2018 and based on the book Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History by Maureen Orth, first published in 1999. The TV series features Edgar Ramirez, Darren Criss, Penélope Cruz, Ricky Martin, Mike Farrell, Judith Light, and others.

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“The TV series is better than the book”

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RATING

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TV Series Poster: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Tom Rob Smith, 2018)

7.3

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Book Cover: Vulgar Favors (Maureen Orth, 1999)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Vulgar Favors, the 1999 book by Maureen Orth.

Vulgar Favors

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Storyline

The second season of American Crime Story explores the murder of Gianni Versace, who was killed on the steps of his home in Miami Beach in 1997 by serial murderer Andrew Cunanan, who killed five people that year and then killed himself on a house boat, eight days after killing Versace.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Assassination of Gianni Versace, the 2018 TV series by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and Tom Rob Smith

Year

2018

Minutes

42

Movie Rate

8.40

Source: IMDb

TV Series

The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Original title: American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace

Country: USA

Year: 2018

Length: 42m / 27 episodes

Cover of Vulgar Favors, the 1999 book by Maureen Orth

Year

1999

Pages

560

Book Rate

7.34

S: Goodreads

Book

Vulgar Favors

Subtitle: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History

Country: USA

First published in: 1999

Length: 560 pages

Genre: Biography

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