American Sniper: Book vs. Movie
Clint Eastwood's American Sniper (2014) adapts Chris Kyle's 2012 memoir, written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller play Chris and Taya Kyle as deployments to Iraq put pressure on their life together.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Chris Kyle
- Year
- 2012
- Pages
- 640Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 10 hr 18 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- John Pruden
Chris Kyle recounts his path from Texas to the Navy SEALs and his work as a sniper during deployments to Iraq. He describes training, combat decisions, and the relationships he forms with the men around him. Accounts of life at home, including contributions from his wife Taya, show the strain that repeated absences and military service place on their marriage.
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Writer
- Jason Hall
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 2 hr 12 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman, Luke Grimes
- Genre
- action, biographical, Drama, war
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Navy SEAL Chris Kyle becomes known for protecting American troops with his shooting skills during deployments to Iraq. Between tours, he returns to his wife Taya and their children, but finds it increasingly difficult to leave the war behind. The demands of combat and family pull him in different directions as he continues to return to the battlefield.
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