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This category includes film adaptations of Robert Ludlum novels. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. B. Bourne (film series) (6 P)
Little Children is a 2006 American satirical melodrama film [3] directed by Todd Field, based on the 2004 novel by Tom Perrotta, who co-wrote the screenplay with Field. It follows Sarah Pierce ( Kate Winslet ), an unhappy housewife who has an affair with a married neighbor ( Patrick Wilson ).
Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. [3] [4] They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries.
Children's book(s) Film adaptation(s) Abeltje (1953), Annie M. G. Schmidt: The Flying Liftboy (1998) The Adventurers: Gamba and His Fifteen Companions (冒険者たち ガンバと15ひきの仲間, Boukenshatachi: Ganba to 15-hiki no Nakama) (1972), Atsuo Saitō: The Adventurers: Gamba and His Fifteen Companions (1984)
The reviewer at Cinema Retro blamed "questionable" directorial decisions by John Frankenheimer, combined with "Ludlum’s lame storytelling" and "trying to turn the rambling, 528-page potboiler into a leaner 100-minute-long movie", for the film's failings. [14] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 27% from 11 reviews. [15]
The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 American suspense thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum. The film stars Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Burt Lancaster, Dennis Hopper, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver, Chris Sarandon and Craig T. Nelson. It was Peckinpah's final film before his death in 1984.
Dogs was released on VHS in 1988 under the alternate title Slaughter.On July 25, 2006, Dogs was released on DVD by Scorpion Releasing under its original title. The DVD also includes a newly filmed 19-minute documentary on the film, including interviews with director Burt Brinckerhoff and actors George Wyner and Eric Server.
The dogs in the film were trained for several months before shooting began. Nearly eighty boys auditioned for the role of Bruce before Austin was ultimately selected. [6] The film was released in theaters on January 16, 2009 by DreamWorks Pictures, and was a box office success grossing $117 million worldwide.