The Siege of Jadotville is a movie directed by Richie Smyth in 2016 and based on the book Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army’s Forgotten Battle by Declan Power, first published in 2005. The movie features Jamie Dornan, Guillaume Canet, Mark Strong, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jason O’Mara, Mikael Persbrandt, and others.
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Storyline
As the mineral rich State of Katanga secedes under the leadership of Moise Tshombe, United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld assigns Conor Cruise O’Brien to head up a UN peacekeeping mission. Privately, Hammarskjöld tells O’Brien that the Katanga crisis could potentially trigger World War III and orders the Irish diplomat to take offensive action.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
108
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
2005
Pages
288
Book Rate
8.12
S: Goodreads
Book
Siege at Jadotville
Subtitle: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle
Author: Declan Power
Country: Ireland
First published in: 2005
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“Turning one's novel into a movie script is rather like making a series of sketches for a painting that has long ago been finished and framed.”
VLADIMIR NABOKOV (Wrirter)
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