The Stand is a movie created by Josh Boone and Benjamin Cavell in 2020 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1978. The documentary features Alexander Skarsgård, James Marsden, Jovan Adepo, Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard, Brad William Henke, and others.
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Storyline
The Stand is described as King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Their worst nightmares are embodied by a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the nefarious’Dark Man.
Movie vs Book
Year
2020
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
5.50
Source: IMDb
TV Series
The Stand
Creator: Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell
Country: USA
Year: 2020-
Length: 60m / 9 episodes
Year
1978
Pages
1440
Book Rate
8.68
S: Goodreads
Book
The Stand
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1978
Length: 1440 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Mick Garris
User polls & recommendations
“The job of the screenplay is to extract the essence of the story from the novel and reconfigure it for the screen maintaining its essence.”
BARRY EISLER (Writer)
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