World War Z is a movie directed by Marc Forster in 2013 and based on the book World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, first published in 2006. The movie features Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
Former UN field agent Gerry Lane, his wife Karin, and their two daughters are in heavy Philadelphia traffic when the city is overrun by zombies. UN Deputy Secretary-General Thierry Umutoni, an old friend of Gerry, sends a helicopter that extracts the Lanes to a U.S. Navy vessel in the Atlantic Ocean where scientists and military personnel are analyzing the worldwide outbreaks.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Year
2006
Pages
342
Book Rate
8.02
S: Goodreads
Book
World War Z
Subtitle: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Author: Max Brooks
Country: USA
First published in: 2006
Length: 342 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: World War Z
User polls & recommendations
“I had to read Mario Puzo's book several times, concentrated and focused, and research on the Mafia to get an idea of the kind of film that could be created.”
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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