Zodiac (2007) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Zodiac

David Fincher, 2007

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Zodiac
Robert Graysmith, 1986

Zodiac is a movie directed by David Fincher in 2007 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Graysmith, first published in 1986. The movie features Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, and others.

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RATING

7.7

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Movie Poster: Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)

7.8

/ 10

Book Cover: Zodiac (Robert Graysmith, 1986)

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Audiobook cover of Zodiac, the 1986 book by Robert Graysmith.

Zodiac

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Storyline

On July 4, 1969, an unknown man attacks Darlene Ferrin and Mike Mageau with a handgun at a lovers’ lane in Vallejo, California. One month later, the San Francisco Chronicle receives encrypted letters written by the killer calling himself the Zodiac, who threatens to kill a dozen people unless his coded message containing his identity is published.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Zodiac, the 2007 movie by David Fincher

Year

2007

Minutes

157

Movie Rate

7.70

Source: IMDb

Cover of Zodiac, the 1986 book by Robert Graysmith

Year

1986

Pages

337

Book Rate

7.82

S: Goodreads

Book

Zodiac

Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of the Hunt for the Nation's Most Elusive Serial Killer

Country: USA

First published in: 1986

Length: 337 pages

Genre: Biography

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