BKLYN Bookmatch: Classic Books with Movie Adaptations
A list of classic books written after 1800 and their movie adaptations. These classics include period pieces, dramas, mysteries, and more. This list was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library for a reader. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit Bklyn BookMatch here: bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch
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(1) 1990 film starring Christian Bale, www.imdb.com/title/tt0100813 ; (2) 2012 film starring Eddie Izzard, www.imdb.com/title/tt1820723 ; (3) 1996 film starring Tim Curry, www.imdb.com/title/tt0117110
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(1) 2017 mini-series starring Amybeth McNulty, www.imdb.com/title/tt5421602 ; (2) 2016 film starring Martin Sheen, www.imdb.com/title/tt4820224
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(1) 2010 TV series starring Martin Freeman, www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582 ; (2) 1970 film starring Christopher Lee, www.imdb.com/title/tt0066249 ; (3) 2009 film starring Jude Law, www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045
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The Importance of Being Earnest -- (1) 2002 film starring Colin Firth, www.imdb.com/title/tt0278500 ; (2) 1952 film starring Michael Redgrave, www.imdb.com/title/tt0044744
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(1) 2002 film starring Jim Caviezel, www.imdb.com/title/tt0245844/ ; (2) 1998 mini-series starring Gérard Depardieu, www.imdb.com/title/tt0167565/
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(1) 1939 film starring Judy Garland, www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138 ; (2) 1978 film starring Diana Ross, www.imdb.com/title/tt0078504
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1995 film starring Denzel Washington, www.imdb.com/title/tt0112857
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2013/2014 film starring Wallace Shawn, www.imdb.com/title/tt2276069
