Timeline is a movie directed by Richard Donner in 2003 and based on the book of the same name by Michael Crichton, first published in 1999. The movie features Paul Walker, Frances O’Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, Ethan Embry, Rossif Sutherland, and others.
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Storyline
Professor Edward Johnston leads an archaeological study of the village of Castlegard, near LaRoque Castle in Dordogne, France, the site of the 1357 hanging of Lady Claire, sister to Arnaut de Cervole. Johnston travels to the American headquarters of the ITC Corporation, his project’s sponsor, to inquire whether or not they have tampered with the site.
Movie vs Book
Year
2003
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
5.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1999
Pages
489
Book Rate
7.70
S: Goodreads
Book
Timeline
Author: Michael Crichton
Country: USA
First published in: 1999
Length: 489 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“The book is better than the movie”
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“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
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