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The Fixer (1968): Film vs Book
Film · 1968 · Directed by John Frankenheimer · Starring Alan Bates
About the film
A Jewish handyman in tsarist Russia is wrongly accused of a terrible crime and tries to keep his dignity in prison.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the book's story with a stark, grey look and keeps its sense of injustice. Many of the novel's inner thoughts are lost.
Read or watch first?
The novel is bleak and powerful, and it goes deeper into the man's mind.
What the book gives you
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
A powerful, absorbing story about courage and dignity in the face of prejudice.
Who will like it: Readers who like gripping stories of injustice and endurance.