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King Rat

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#Film directed by #ByronForbes with #GeorgeSegal, #TomCourtenay and #JamesFox. Nominated for 2 #Oscars

#KingRat 🐀 (1965) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059358/

#Books #Shogun

I bought & read the earlier paperback version of the book Shogun (1975) written by #JamesClavell even before the 1st mini-series adaptation starring #RichardChamberlain aired on TV in 1980.

I also bought & read the 3 other books in Clavell's Asian Saga series, including #TaiPan & #KingRat (both made into so-so movies) & #NobelHouse (also made into a mini-series).

So, after watching the new mini-series of Shogun that just aired on FX/Hulu, I decided to buy the book again.

They were asking ridiculous prices for the 1975 edition so I bought a newly released version for less.

I'd forgotten how BIG a book it was (1123 pages in the version that I just received) which is quite daunting but I'll tackle it in small bites.

I just read the prologue (setting up Blackthorne's arrival in Japan) & a chapter the end of the book (just after Mariko's death) & they suggest that the current mini-series was written/filmed much closer to the way the book was written, which (as Martha says) "is a good thing."

#MidshipmaidGob (32) #TheGhostCamera (33) #TheRiverWolves (34) #BornForGlory (35) #TheFirstOffence (36) #TheGreenCockatoo (37)
#GoodbyeMrChips (39) #AllHands (40) #BombsightStolen (41) #InWhichWeServe (42) #WeDiveAtDawn (43) #ThisHappyBreed (44) #WaterlooRoad (45) #GreatExpectations (46) #TheOctoberMan (47)
#ScottOfTheAntarctic (48) #OperationDisaster (50) #TheGentleGunman (52)
#HobsonsChoice (54) #TheColditzStory (55) #WarAndPeace (56) #TheCircle (57) #Dunkirk (58) #IceColdInAlex (58) #TigerBay (59)
#TunesOfGlory (60) #TheValiant (62) #KingRat (65) #TheFamilyWay (66) #Chuka (67) #OhWhatALovelyWar (69) #RyansDaughter (70)
#Dulcima (71) #TheHumanFactor (75) #The39Steps (78) #ZuluDawn (79) #Gandhi (82) #Sahara (83) #WhosThatGirl (87) #DeadlyAdvice (94) #Bean (97)

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