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The Princess Bride

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…of his most famous novels—The Princess Bride (1973), a romantic adventure comedy framed as an abridgment of a fictional fairy tale written by fictional author “S. Morgenstern,” and Marathon Man (1974), a thriller that he adapted for the screen two years later. He also wrote one of his best…
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In The Princess Bride
… from his 1973 novel entitled The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, “The Good Parts” Version. Although it did moderately well at the box office, its popularity grew even more over time and it has gained a cult status due to its universal appeal…
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