The Warden is a movie directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal in 2001 and based on the book The Governor by Lynda La Plante, first published in 1995. The movie features Ally Sheedy, Lindsay Crouse, Sam Robards, Robert Gossett, Dale Midkiff, Ron Rifkin, and others.
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Storyline
Helen Hewitt becomes the first woman to take charge of Barfield, a maximum-security prison that had been severely damaged by a previous riot. Despite facing hostility from both the inmates and some of the prison staff, Hewitt is determined to restore order and reform the prison.
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Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
94
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1995
Pages
336
Book Rate
7.18
S: Goodreads
Book
The Governor
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by Bob Mahoney, Alan Dossor, Robert Knights
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“The book is better than the movie”
But the movie is worth watching.
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“The movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer and because books are internal.”
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