Ridley Scott’s first feature film, “The Duellists”, was based on a story by this author to whom Scott’s film “Alien” also pays tribute
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Ridley Scott’s first feature film, “The Duellists”, was based on a story by this author to whom Scott’s film “Alien” also pays tribute
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The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Joseph Conrad
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Ridley Scott’s first feature film, “The Duellists” (1977), was based on a story titled “The Duel” by Joseph Conrad. Furthermore, Scott’s iconic film “Alien” (1979) also pays tribute to Conrad by naming the ship ‘Nostromo,’ which is a direct reference to Conrad’s novel of the same name. Several other spacecraft in the Alien franchise are named after Conrad’s works as well.
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