The Sum of All Fears is a movie directed by Phil Alden Robinson in 2002 and based on the book of the same name by Tom Clancy, first published in 1991. The movie features Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Bates, and others.
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Storyline
In 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, an Israeli warplane carrying a nuclear bomb is shot down. In 2002, a Syrian scrap collector uncovers a large unexploded bomb buried in a field in the Golan Heights. He sells it to a South African black market arms trafficker named Olson, who recognizes it as the nuclear bomb that was lost during that war.
Movie vs Book
Year
2002
Minutes
128
Movie Rate
6.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Sum of All Fears
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Country: USA
Year: 2002
Length: 2h8m
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Year
1991
Pages
1040
Book Rate
8.04
S: Goodreads
Book
The Sum of All Fears
Author: Tom Clancy
Country: USA
First published in: 1991
Length: 1040 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jack Ryan
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“It's kind of a test when you read a novel thinking about its potential for the screen: How does it play on your mind's screen?”
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