What's the Difference between The Sum of All Fears the Book and The Sum of All Fears the Movie?
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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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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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Although Ryan had met Normanov previously, he does not see him in person in this book. |
Ryan meets Normanov in person.
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Ryan is in his mid-40s. |
Ryan is in his late 20s. |
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The President is watching the football game in DC when the bomb explodes in Denver. |
The President narrowly escapes the football game in Baltimore when the bomb explodes.
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This never happened; Ryan graduated long before Normanov took power. |
Ryan wrote a college paper on Nemerov, which Nemerov had read. |