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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In the Movie |
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Neither Ryan, President Fowler, or General Secretary Narmonov know anything about stolen nuclear material until after the bomb goes off. |
Ryan and President Fowler discover that there is missing nuclear material at the beginning of the film, and struggle to find it before a potential attack. |
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There is never any discussion of the USSR's nuclear weapons until after the explosion. |
The President is in constant discussion about Russia's nuclear weapons and political stability until after the explosion.
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None of the terrorists have any doubt about the justification for their plan. |
One of the terrorist ringleaders expresses doubts about the plan; he is strangled. |
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This doesn't happen. |
President Nemerov gasses Chechnya, making many in the President's cabinet believe he is a hardliner.
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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. |