Premise: The 5th Monkey is a 1990 drama film starring Ben Kingsley. The film was directed and written by Eric Rochat; based on the novel "Le Cinquieme Singe" by Jacques Zibi. The Cannon Group founder Menahem Golan produced via his 21st Century Film Corporation, following the demise of Cannon.
Hypothesis: Ben Kingsley had never read the novel "le Cinquieme Singe"