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Great Books That Have Great Movie Adaptations - Page 2

These are books that are the source of at least one acclaimed movie (according to IMDb). So people who enjoy book-movie combinations might find this list useful.
From my viewpoint, this is a list of the books behind some classic movies that I wish to (re)watch. Whether I (re)read the book before watching the movie is unpredictable.
Quiz: In almost all cases the names of the associated quality movies are obvious. But what about 'Carmen'? Or 'Inside Hitler's Bunker'?
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Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
41
Marilynne Robinson
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
42
Richard Llewellyn
Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich (Joachim Fest)
Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich
43
Joachim Fest
The Jungle Books (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Books
44
Rudyard Kipling
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
45
Michael Crichton
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Manuel Puig)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
46
Manuel Puig
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
47
James Ellroy
The Last Picture Show (Larry McMurtry)
The Last Picture Show
48
Larry McMurtry
The Leopard (Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
49
Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
50
Victor Hugo
Letter From an Unknown Woman (Stefan Zweig)
Letter From an Unknown Woman
51
Stefan Zweig
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
52
Vladimir Nabokov
The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington)
The Magnificent Ambersons
53
Booth Tarkington
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
54
P.L. Travers
The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Masque of the Red Death
55
Edgar Allen Poe
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
56
James M. Cain
Mrs Miniver (Jan Struther)
Mrs Miniver
57
Jan Struther
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
58
Miles Franklin
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
59
William S. Burroughs
The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
The Natural
60
Bernard Malamud
Oil!: There Will Be Blood (Upton Sinclair)
Oil!: There Will Be Blood
61
Upton Sinclair
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen)
Out of Africa
62
Isak Dinesen/Karen Blixen
The Ox-Bow Incident (Nevada) (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident (Nevada)
63
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Pandora's Box (Frank Wedekind)
Pandora's Box
64
Frank Wedekind
Papillon (Henri Charriere)
Papillon
65
Henri Charriere
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
66
E.M. Forster
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
67
Gaston Leroux
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
68
Elfriede Jelinek
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
69
William Goldman
Rashomon (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa)
Rashomon
70
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
71
Daphne Du Maurier
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
72
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
73
J.R.R. Tolkien
Reversal of Fortune (Alan M. Dershowitz)
Reversal of Fortune
74
Alan M. Dershowitz
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
75
Tom Wolfe
Robin Hood (Howard Pyle)
Robin Hood
76
Howard Pyle
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
77
E.M. Forster
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
78
Alan Sillitoe
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
79
Stephen King
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
80
Thomas Harris
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