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Books That Became Some of the Greatest Movies According to Old American Critics

Out of the 187 top-praised movies in the Western World, 69 of them were direct adaptations of books.
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The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
1
Mario Puzo
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption [The Shawshank Redemption] (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption [The Shawshank Redemption]
2
Stephen King
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
3
Thomas Keneally
Raging Bull (Jake Lamotta)
Raging Bull
4
Jake Lamotta
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
5
Margaret Mitchell
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
6
L. Frank Baum
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7
Ken Kesey
D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
D'entre Les Morts
8
Boileau
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
9
Robert Bloch
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
10
Winston Groom
The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clark)
The Sentinel
11
Arthur C. Clark
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
12
Thomas Harris
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
13
Pierre Boulle
The Greatest Gift (Philip Van Doren Stern)
The Greatest Gift
14
Philip Van Doren Stern
Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben Hur
15
Lew Wallace
Fellowship of the Rings (Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Rings
16
Tolkien
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
17
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Return of the King (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Return of the King
18
J.R.R Tolkein
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
19
James Jones
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
20
Tennessee Williams
The Philadelphia Story (Philip Barry)
The Philadelphia Story
21
Philip Barry
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
22
Harper Lee
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
23
Anthony Burgess
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
24
Boris Pasternak
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
25
Peter Benchley
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
26
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves
27
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
28
Michael Crichton
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
29
William Peter Blatty
The Pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
The Pianist
30
Wladyslaw Szpilman
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family [Goodfellas] (Nicholas Pileggi)
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family [Goodfellas]
31
Nicholas Pileggi
The Deer Hunter (E.M. Corder)
The Deer Hunter
32
E.M. Corder
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
33
Erich Maria Remarque
The French Connection (Robin Moore)
The French Connection
34
Robin Moore
Night Bus (It Happened One Night) (Samuel Hopkins Adams)
Night Bus (It Happened One Night)
35
Samuel Hopkins Adams
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
36
Theodore Dreiser
Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
Midnight Cowboy
37
James Leo Herlihy
Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
38
Edna Ferber
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
39
Jack Schaefer
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
40
John Steinbeck
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