The Shining is a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1980 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1977. The movie features Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, and others.
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Storyline
Writer Jack Torrance arrives at the remote Overlook Hotel in the Rocky Mountains to be interviewed for the position of winter caretaker. Manager Stuart Ullman warns Jack about the hotel ‘s reputation: a previous caretaker, Charles Grady, killed his family and himself.
Movie vs Book
Year
1980
Minutes
146
Movie Rate
8.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Shining
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Country: USA
Year: 1980
Length: 2h26m
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Year
1977
Pages
659
Book Rate
8.46
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Book
The Shining
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1977
Length: 659 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Shining
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Mick Garris
Movie by Chad Feehan
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