![]() ![]() But what I’m spoiling is something that happens only about halfway into the film. There’s just no way for me to comment on the similarities and differences between novel and film without doing that. In any case, both are worthy examples of works done in their respective media, and it was interesting for me to look closely at what happened when a masterfully-written crime novel got channeled through the vision of a brilliant film director.īefore I delve into the storyline of King’s Ransom and High and Low, I have to confess that I’m going to commit a spoiler where the movie is concerned. The Wikipedia page for High and Low states that is it “loosely based” on the McBain book but while there are certainly differences between the film and the book, I’d say that statement is a stretch, as the two versions of the story are very similar in some essential ways. I just watched it again after my first read of the 87th Precinct novel it’s based on: Ed McBain’s 1959 procedural King’s Ransom – the 10th installment of the highly-celebrated series penned by Evan Hunter under the McBain pseudonym. ![]() I’ve been a fan of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 suspense film High and Low since I saw it years ago. ![]()
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