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Books Into Movies: Which Is Better? - Page 4

Our maverick English Teacher and movie buff looks at a whole bunch of books AND the movies that were based on them. In some cases the books are famous and the movies are obscure; in others, the reverse is true. In a few cases both are quite well known, and occasionally neither the book nor the movie are remembered. And, most interestingly, it is remarkable how often the book is NOT better than the movie.
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The Fallen Idol (Graham Greene)
The Fallen Idol
121
Graham Greene
The Fallen Idol (1948)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
122
Far From the Madding Crowd (Hardy, Thomas)
Far From the Madding Crowd
123
Hardy, Thomas
Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)
Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)
124
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
125
Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
126
Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
127
Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
128
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
129
The First Men in the Moon (H.G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
130
H.G. Wells
First Men in the Moon (1964)
First Men in the Moon (1964)
131
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
132
Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
133
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
134
Winston Groom
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
135
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
136
Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
137
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
138
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
139
From the Earth to the Moon (Jules Verne)
From the Earth to the Moon
140
Jules Verne
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
141
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
142
James Jones
From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
143
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
144
Dashiell Hammett
The Glass Key (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
145
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
146
L.P. Hartley
The Go-Between (1971)
The Go-Between (1971)
147
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
148
Mario Puzo
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
149
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
150
Margaret Mitchell
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
151
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
152
Pearl S. Buck
The Good Earth (1937)
The Good Earth (1937)
153
The Graduate (Charles Webb)
The Graduate
154
Charles Webb
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
155
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
156
Vicky Baum
Grand Hotel (1932)
Grand Hotel (1932)
157
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
158
John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
159
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
160
Paul Brickhill
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