The Eye of the Tiger (novel)

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The Eye of the Tiger
First Heinemann edition
AuthorWilbur Smith
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1975

The Eye of the Tiger is a 1975 novel by Wilbur Smith set among the islands of the Indian Ocean and in England and the waters offshore.[1]

Film rights were bought by producer

Michael Klinger who had made two films based on Smith novels. Although Smith did a screenplay, no movie has resulted as of 2016.[2] Klinger almost got the film financed in 1986 as part of an eight-picture deal but this film apart when the proposed star, Michael Caine, was unavailable.[3][4]

A UK film The Tiger's Eye, directed by Brian Hutton,screenplay by Wilbur SMith, is (or was) in production.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Eye of the Tiger at Wilbur Smith's website
  2. ^ Murphy, Mary (3 January 1976). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Klinger Has $30 Million Plans". Los Angeles Times. p. b10.
  3. ^ Andrew Spicer, 'Rethinking Authorship in Film: The Struggle for Creative Control between Michael Klinger (Producer) and Wilbur Smith (Writer)'Smith
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 January 2022). "The Cinema of Wilbur Smith". Filmink.
  5. ^ "The Tiger's Eye". Archived from the original on 31 October 2021.