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Books Into Movies: Which Is Better? - Page 7

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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Lord Jim (1965)
Lord Jim (1965)
241
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
242
William Golding
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies (1963)
243
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
244
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Lost World (1960)
The Lost World (1960)
245
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life
246
Irving Stone
Lust for Life (1956)
Lust for Life (1956)
247
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
248
Booth Tarkington
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
249
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
250
Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
251
A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt)
A Man for All Seasons
252
Robert Bolt
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
253
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate
254
Richard Condon
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
255
Marooned (Martin Caidin)
Marooned
256
Martin Caidin
Marooned (1969)
Marooned (1969)
257
The Ministry of Fear (Graham Greene)
The Ministry of Fear
258
Graham Greene
Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear
259
Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
Miss Lonelyhearts
260
Nathanael West
Lonelyhearts (1958)
Lonelyhearts (1958)
261
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
262
Herman Melville
Moby Dick (1956)
Moby Dick (1956)
263
The Mortal Storm (Phyllis Bottome)
The Mortal Storm
264
Phyllis Bottome
The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
265
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
266
Mutiny on the Bounty (Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall)
Mutiny on the Bounty
267
Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
268
Eco
The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Name of the Rose (1986)
269
The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
The Night of the Generals
270
Kirst
The Night of the Generals (1967)
The Night of the Generals (1967)
271
Northwest Passage (Kenneth Roberts)
Northwest Passage
272
Kenneth Roberts
Northwest Passage (1940)
Northwest Passage (1940)
273
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
274
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
275
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
276
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
277
On the Beach (Nevil Shute)
On the Beach
278
Nevil Shute
On the Beach (1959)
On the Beach (1959)
279
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
280
Jack Kerouac
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