True Crime is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 1999 and based on the book of the same name by Andrew Klavan, first published in 1995. The movie features Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, James Woods, Denis Leary, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Diane Venora, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist recovering from alcoholism, is assigned to cover the execution of convicted murderer Frank Beechum following the death of Everett’s colleague, Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been assigned to the story. Everett interviews a prosecution witness, Dale Porterhouse, who saw Beechum at the store with a gun.
Movie vs Book
Year
1999
Minutes
127
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1995
Pages
308
Book Rate
7.90
S: Goodreads
Book
True Crime
Author: Andrew Klavan
Country: USA
First published in: 1995
Length: 308 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“When you have worked as a screenwriter and watched as many films as I have watched, I think it seeps onto the page. I don't think that's always a good thing.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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