The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Ben Stiller, 2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
James Thurber, 1939
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a movie directed by Ben Stiller in 2013 and based on the book of the same name by James Thurber, first published in 1939. The movie features Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly, Kathryn Hahn, Terence Bernie Hines, Adam Scott, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
Walter Mitty is a negative assets manager at Life magazine who daydreams of adventures and has a crush on a coworker named Cheryl Melhoff. Walter attempts to contact Cheryl via eHarmony but Todd Maher, an eHarmony representative explains his account lacks enough information to do so. Mitty works with legendary photojournalist Sean O’Connell, although they have never met in person.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Director: Ben Stiller
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Length: 1h54m
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Year
1939
Pages
32
Book Rate
7.32
S: Goodreads
Book
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Author: James Thurber
Country: USA
First published in: 1939
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Norman Z. McLeod
User polls & recommendations
“You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.”
ASHWIN SANGHI (Writer)
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