What's the Difference between The Sum of All Fears the Book and The Sum of All Fears the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Jack Ryan
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Jack Ryan
Portrayed by: Ben Affleck
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The Sum of All Fears Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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President Fowler is a widower. |
President Fowler's wife is alive. |
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President Fowler's cabinet suspects the nuclear attack is a Soviet attack and that General Secretary Narmonov has lost control of the military. |
President Fowler's cabinet suspects the nuclear attack is a Russian attack ordered by a radical President Nemerov.
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General Secretary Normanov has been in power for several years and has appeared in previous books. |
President Nemerov recently came to power after the death of his predecessor. |
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This doesn't happen. |
Spinnaker gives Ryan a gift to celebrate his engagement to Cathy.
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East German terrorists disguised as Russian soldiers storm Berlin in an attempt to make it seem as if the USSR was declaring war on NATO.
Note: even after Germany's reunification, Russian soldiers stayed in Berlin until 1994. |
A corrupt Russian air force officer lies to his pilots that the US has declared war on Russia, and orders his jets to scramble to attack the US. |