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The Feather Men. The Feather Men is a 1991 novel by the British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The book was initially published on 17 October 1991 by Bloomsbury Publishing. In 2011 it was loosely adapted into the film Killer Elite .
- Ranulph Fiennes
- 256 pages
- 1991
- 17 October 1991
The espionage film Killer Elite, starring Jason Statham and Robert De Niro, is being billed as “based on a true story.” But world-famous explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the author of the book on ...
Sep 30, 1991 · Ranulph Fiennes. The Feather Men is the riveting story of the efforts by a private British vigilance committee to eliminate a band of coldblooded contract killers. From 1977 to 1990, three hired assassins known as the Clinic tracked down and murdered four former British soldiers, one at a time. Each of the assassinations was carried out in such ...
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Mar 23, 1993 · A rousing tale of true adventure in which a homespun band of British vigilantes takes on and destroys a cabal of assassins-for- hire. World-class explorer Fiennes (Living Dangerously, 1988) plays a supporting role in the desperate events he was chosen to recount. At the heart of his stranger-than-fiction story are the Feather Men (so-called for their ``light touch''), a covert organization ...
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The Feather Men. The plot for the film is based on the novel The Feather Men by Ranulph Fiennes. Several elements from the book were altered to make the film seem more believable to a cinema audience. Fiennes claims that a secret society called the "Feather Men", made up of retired and disabled SAS members, was operating in the shadows.
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- $70 million
Oct 23, 2010 · Finally, in the autumn of 1990, on a quiet English country lane, the Feather Men achieved a form of justice. Then - for reasons disclosed in these pages - they asked Ranulph Fiennes to reveal their spellbinding story. For many months, The Feather Men has been a number-one best-seller in England. It is a fascinating account of a
About Ranulph Fiennes. Ranulph Fiennes has traveled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth. In the process he lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, nearly died on several occasions, and raised millions for charity. He discovered the lost city of… More about Ranulph Fiennes
