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- Loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, the film is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville as the last human in New York, other than nocturnal mutants.
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Feb 9, 2022 · By Rich Knight. published 9 February 2022. There are three different movies based on the novel, I Am Legend, but which one is the closest? Well, you're about to find out.
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Loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, the film is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville as the last human in New York, other than nocturnal mutants.
- December 14, 2007 (United States)
I Am Legend is a 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease.
- 160 (1954 edition)
- Richard Matheson
- August 7, 1954
- Gold Medal Books
Apr 2, 2024 · I Am Legend, science-fiction novel written by American author Richard Matheson, published in 1954. In Los Angeles in 1976, Robert Neville is perhaps the last human alive. After the outbreak of a pandemic the year before, everyone else on the planet has been turned into a vampire.
Mar 6, 2023 · The "I Am Legend" book was hugely influential in the genre of undead creature-based horror, to the point where George Romero's pioneering classic "Night of the Living Dead" was...
Summaries. Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made in this post-apocalyptic action thriller. Immune ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Based on Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name, I Am Legend remains the definitive retelling (two other movie adaptations exist) thanks to Will Smith’s memorable performance (in...
