American Sniper is a movie directed by the world-famous
director, Clint Eastwood, based on the adaptation of the autobiography of a real-time
hero, Chris Kyle, also called the most lethal military sniper in the history of
USA. Today, that sniper is not alive. On February 2, 2013, he was killed by a
mentally disordered marine Eddie Ray Routh in a shootout along with his friend
in Texas.
Who is Chris Kyle?
Chris Kyle, being the most deadliest sniper in the history
of US military has killed 255 terrorists in Iraq, out of which, 160 was
officially confirmed by Pentagon. He received two Silver Star Medals, five
Bronze Star Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and two Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement Medals. Iraqi insurgents called him the
"Devil of Ramadi" and put huge bounties on his head.
The book, American Sniper
After his honorable discharging from US Navy in 2009, he wrote
a bestselling autobiography, American Sniper, which was published in January
2012. The book was written with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice, and was published
by William Morrow and Company on January 2, 2012, and appeared on The New York
Times Best Seller list for 37 weeks. The memoir has sold over 1.2 million
copies across all formats (hardcover, paper and ebook), including 700,000
copies in 2015 alone, making it the best-selling book of 2015 so far. It landed
atop all the major best-seller lists including the aforementioned The New York
Times, Publishers Weekly, USA Today and is No. 2 on Amazon.
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The Movie, American Sniper
A film adaptation of the book was released by Warner Bros in
the United States on December 25, 2014, and world wide release on January 16,
2015. Powered by Clint Eastwood's sure-handed direction and a gripping central performance from Bradley Cooper, the movie has been nominated for Oscar and has won several awards.
Box office collections:
American Sniper
Trial has just begun
American Sniper
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Trial has just begun
Now, on 11th Feb 2015, it is the man accused of
killing, Eddie Ray Routh has entered the trial hall for the trail of murder.
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| Eddie Ray Routh, Today, 11th Feb 2015 |
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| Eddie Ray Routh, 2 years back |
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