When I first heard about Survivor I thought it was an incredibly stupid concept and I skipped the first two seasons. However a friend of mine suggested that I should watch it it so my wife and I started watching it in the third season, ironically thought of one of the worst seasons. Nonetheless we found it entertaining and we continued to watch it over the years.
It’s one of my all-time favorite movies and I have the DVD. I’ve watched it many times and I’ve read the book 3 times.
Wouk started the screen play but the director didn’t like it and replaced him.
Several of the actors are older than the characters in the book. For instance, Queeg in the book is 30, but is portrayed by 53 year old Bogart in the movie. I think his performance is excellent, though.