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Where the Movies Came From

You know them as the great movies, but do you know books that inspired them? Here are the source novels or stories of some great ( and some not-so-great) movies; how many have you actually read? (Note - this list does not include novelizations of original scripts.)
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3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma
2
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
3
Airport (Arthur Hailey)
Airport (Arthur Hailey)
4
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
5
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
6
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
7
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
8
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
9
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
10
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
11
The Blue Lagoon (Henry De Vere Stacpoole)
The Blue Lagoon (Henry De Vere Stacpoole)
12
The Blue Max (Jack D. Hunter)
The Blue Max (Jack D. Hunter)
13
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
14
Bridge Over the River Kwai
Bridge Over the River Kwai
15
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
Build My Gallows High(Out of the Past) (Geoffrey Homes)
16
Camille
Camille
17
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
18
Captain From Castile (Samuel Shellabarger)
Captain From Castile (Samuel Shellabarger)
19
Conquest of Space (Bonestall Ley)
Conquest of Space (Bonestall Ley)
20
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves
21
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
22
The Dead (James Joyce)
The Dead (James Joyce)
23
Deliverance
Deliverance
24
D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
25
The Dirty Dozen (E. M. Nathanson)
The Dirty Dozen (E. M. Nathanson)
26
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
27
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
28
Dr. No (Ian Fleming)
Dr. No (Ian Fleming)
29
Dr. Strangelove (Bryant)
Dr. Strangelove (Bryant)
30
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
31
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
32
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
33
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
34
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
35
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
36
Farewell to the Master (Bates)
Farewell to the Master (Bates)
37
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
38
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
39
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
40
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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