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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1970s

A list of one hundred books that were adapted into movies in the 1970s, including some you may not have known were books first.
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Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
1
A.A. Milne
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
2
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
3
Agatha Christie
The Conformist (Alberto Moravia)
The Conformist
4
Alberto Moravia
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
5
Anna Sewell
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
6
Anthony Burgess
Airport (Arthur Hailey)
Airport
7
Arthur Hailey
Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square (Arthur La Bern)
Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square
8
Arthur La Bern
The Way We Were (Arthur Laurents)
The Way We Were
9
Arthur Laurents
Kramer vs. Kramer (Avery Corman)
Kramer vs. Kramer
10
Avery Corman
Oh God! (Avery Corman)
Oh God!
11
Avery Corman
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
12
Beatrix Potter
Midnight Express (Billy Hayes)
Midnight Express
13
Billy Hayes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
14
Bram Stoker
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
15
C.S. Lewis
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
16
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
17
Charles Dickens
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
18
Dalton Trumbo
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
Don't Look Now
19
Daphne Du Maurier
The Last Detail (Darryl Ponicsan)
The Last Detail
20
Darryl Ponicsan
Dead Cert (Dick Francis)
Dead Cert
21
Dick Francis
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
22
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
23
Dr. Seuss
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
24
Dr. Seuss
No Beast So Fierce (Edward Bunker)
No Beast So Fierce
25
Edward Bunker
Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story
26
Erich Segal
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
27
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Audrey Rose (Frank De Felitta)
Audrey Rose
28
Frank De Felitta
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal
29
Frederick Forsyth
The Wages of Fear (Georges Arnaud)
The Wages of Fear
30
Georges Arnaud
History of My Life (Giacomo Casanova)
History of My Life
31
Giacomo Casanova
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick)
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
32
Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick
Scent of a Woman (Giovanni Arpino)
Scent of a Woman
33
Giovanni Arpino
Voyage of the Damned (Gordon Thomas)
Voyage of the Damned
34
Gordon Thomas
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
35
H.G. Wells
Make Room! Make Room! (Harry Harrison)
Make Room! Make Room!
36
Harry Harrison
Papillon (Henry Charriere)
Papillon
37
Henry Charriere
Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance (Henry P. Leifermann)
Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance
38
Henry P. Leifermann
Diamonds Are Forever (Ian Fleming)
Diamonds Are Forever
39
Ian Fleming
Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
Live and Let Die
40
Ian Fleming
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