
The Game is a movie novelization written by Jeff Rovin in 1997 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by David Fincher in 1997. The movie features Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, and others.
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Storyline
Nicholas Van Orton, a successful businessman, lives a well-ordered life – until an unexpected birthday gift from his brother destroys it all. Like it or not, Nicholas has been enrolled in a game that begins quietly but soon erupts in a rush of devastating events. Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life.
Movie vs Book

Year
1997
Minutes
129
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb

Year
1997
Pages
224
Book Rate
7.10
S: Goodreads
Book
The Game
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