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Great Books That Have Great Movie Adaptations - Page 3

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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Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
81
Splendor in the Grass (William Inge)
Splendor in the Grass
82
William Inge
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
83
Patricia Highsmith
Ten Days That Shook the World (John Reed)
Ten Days That Shook the World
84
John Reed
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
Terms of Endearment
85
Larry McMurtry
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
86
Dashiell Hammett
Time Regained (Marcel Proust)
Time Regained
87
Marcel Proust
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
88
Günter Grass
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
89
John Le Carré
To Have and Have Not (Ernest Hemingway)
To Have and Have Not
90
Ernest Hemingway
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
91
Harper Lee
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
92
Irvine Welsh
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
93
Solomon Northup
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
94
J.R.R. Tolkien
Wake in Fright (Kenneth Cook)
Wake in Fright
95
Kenneth Cook
War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)
War Horse
96
Michael Morpurgo
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
97
Edward Albee
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
98
L. Frank Baum
The Woman in the Dunes (Kobo Abe)
The Woman in the Dunes
99
Kobo Abe
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
100
Emily Brontë
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