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The Heart of the Matter (1953): Film vs Book
Film · 1953 · Directed by George More O'Ferrall · Starring Trevor Howard, Maria Schell
About the film
A police officer in West Africa is tested by temptation and duty.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the book's story and its moral questions.
Read or watch first?
The book is a serious drama of conscience.
What the book gives you
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
A moving, tightly written story about conscience and compassion.
Who will like it: Readers who like thoughtful, moral novels set in a faraway colony.