Several David Lean Films, eg Dr Zivago, A Passsage to India; Ice Station Zebra was Good, Guns of Navarone. Let me think of others - actually there are plenty.

I think John Rhys-Davies would be a good Sir Leigh Teabing.

Yes, I think you could be right there.

Here is a photo of Langdon and Sophie in the movie :

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/5231/sanstitre3ff.jpg

I love this car! A pretty yellow 'Smart'.

Here is also a page of the website of Ian McKellen (Leigh Teabing) with pictures of Audrey Tautou, Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen on the shooting :

http://www.mckellen.com/galleries/81.htm

Teabing's chronicles (He talks about the shooting ):

http://www.mckellen.com/cinema/davinci/journal/index.htm

Some nice pictures of Silas (Paul Bettany looks great as Silas ):

http://www.paulbettany.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/set1.jpg

http://www.paulbettany.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=201

Thanks for those links!

Friends,
Please give me names of some tasty thriller.

Johnnycomelately here I am (embarrassed to say) just now reading the Da Vinci Code and am absolutely absorbed in it. I'm quite sure my family wants me to "shut up about it already"!

"Jesus Loves Me This I Know"... but dang... the whole theory/conspiracy/controversy sounds plausible to me. Cheers to Dan Brown for putting this obviously timeless mystery into a novel that enlightens, intrigues and entertains all at the same time.

I surely don't see Tom Hanks as Langdon, but his ability to capture while playing worthy characters is proven and I'm sure will be equal to the challenge to satisfy the imagination.

As stated by GravityRobert, above, very few books make the transition from book to film as they were written or intended. If bad screen plays, editing, or rewriting doesn't screw them up and disappoint, then bad casting does!

Listing one, I have to say that Larry McMurtry does seem to have been lucky in this regard....and I thank God for Suzanne De Passe and "Lonesome Dove". (Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover, Angelica Huston, Robert Urich & Rick Schroder)

Here's to hoping they make as great a movie out of The Da Vinci Code as has been the book!

Hi, welcome Misskish.

Yes; I hope it will be good. I'm quite looking forward to it.

I can't wait to see the D code on the big screen, I'm sure Tom Hanks will do an admirable job.

I went to see some of the filming in Lincoln at the Cathedral (which is being used as Westminster Abbey) although we didn't get to see all that much due to most of the scenes being filmed inside. We did however get quite a few glimpses of cast and crew.

I'm sure that once we've all seen it there will be plenty more discussions on these pages! does anyone know when it is actually scheduled for release?

Tom Hanks appearance was not how I imagined Robert in my head but despite this I think he will have us all believing he is Langdon!

I may be the odd one out here--but I totally pictured Langdon as Harrison Ford for the entire time I was reading the book--and Sophie Marceau in the female lead. Tom Hanks is a great actor but I just don't see him in this one.