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V for Vendetta (2005) Movie vs Book
Film · 2005 · Directed by James McTeigue · Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea
V for Vendetta (2005) Movie: Cast and Details
In a future Britain ruled by a fascist government, a masked man begins a campaign against it.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Loosely based on the bookIt keeps the central story and characters, but changes the politics and the book's darker moral questions.
Read or watch first?
Read the graphic novel first for the original, bleaker vision. The film is more of a thriller.
What the book gives you
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
A landmark graphic novel with art by David Lloyd. It contains violence and political themes.
Who will like it: Readers who like dystopias and graphic novels with serious ideas.