The Film
The novel was made into a 1957 film starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick, Lee Marvin, Rod Taylor and Agnes Moorehead. It was adapted by Millard Kaufman and directed by Edward Dmytryk. In the credits for the film, the author's name is misspelled (Ross Rockridge Jr).
The film varies significantly in content from the novel.
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