Factacular : Authors - Well-known Films Based On Books

Based on Ness's 1947 autobiographical account of his efforts to bring Al Capone to justice. Won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Starred Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Patricia Clarkson.

Elizabeth McNeill

wrote the book adapted for the film

Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)

Based on the book 'Nine 1'

Elmore Leonard

wrote the book adapted for the film

Get Shorty (1995)

Based on the 1990 book

E. M. Forster

wrote the book adapted for the film

Howard's End (1992)

Based on the 1910 book

E. M. Forster

wrote the book adapted for the film

A Passage to India (1984)

Based on the 1924 book

E. M. Forster

wrote the book adapted for the film

Room With a View (1986)

Based on the 1908 book 'A Room With a View'

Emily Bronte

wrote the book adapted for the film

Wuthering Heights (1992)

E.M. Nathanson

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Won an Oscar for Best Sound Effects. Starred Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson and Ernest Borgnine

Erich Segal

wrote the book adapted for the film

Love Story (1970)

Won an Oscar for Best Music Score. Erich Segal wrote the screenplay for the movie first then adapted it into a novel which was published before the movie release and became a runaway best seller.

Ernest Tidyman

wrote the book adapted for the film

Shaft (2000)

Based on the 1970 book

Fannie Flagg

wrote the book adapted for the film

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Based on the 1987 book 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café'

Fay Weldon

wrote the book adapted for the film

She-Devil (1989)

Based on the 1984 book 'The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Frank B. Gilbreth

wrote the book adapted for the film

Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Based on the 1948 book

Frank Herbert

wrote the book adapted for the film

Dune (1984)

Based on the 1965 book

Frederick Forsyth

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Jackal (1997)

Based on the 1971 book 'The Day of the Jackal'

F. Scott Fitzgerald

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Great Gatsby (1974)

Won 2 Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Music. Starred Robert Redford and Mia Farrow

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

wrote the book adapted for the film

Notes From Underground (1995)

Based on the 1864 book

Gary Wolf

wrote the book adapted for the film

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Based on the 1981 book 'Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'

Gaston Leroux

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

First released as a movie in 1925, and remade in 1989. Lon Chaney put egg membrane on his eyeballs to give them a cloudy look. Also starred Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry

George Langelaan

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Fly (1986)

George Orwell

wrote the book adapted for the film

Nineteen Eighty Four (1984)

Based on the 1949 book '1984'

Giles Foden

wrote the book adapted for the film

Last King of Scotland (2006)

Based on the 1998 book 'The Last King of Scotland'

Grace Metalious

wrote the book adapted for the film

Peyton Place (1957)

Starred Lana Turner, Lee Phillips, and Lloyd Nolan. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name.

Graham Greene

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Quiet American (2002)

Based on the 1955 book

Gregory McDonald

wrote the book adapted for the film

Fletch (1985)

Based on the 1974 book

Gustav Hasford

wrote the book adapted for the film

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Based on the 1983 book 'The Short Timers'

Harold G. Moore

wrote the book adapted for the film

We Were Soldiers (2002)

Based on the 1992 book 'We Were Soldiers Once'

Harper Lee

wrote the book adapted for the film

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Won 3 Oscars including Best Actor. Starred Gregory Peck and Rosemary Murphy

Harry Grey

wrote the book adapted for the film

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Based on the 1952 book 'The Hoods'

Heinrich Harrer

wrote the book adapted for the film

Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Based on the 1953 book

Helen Fielding

wrote the book adapted for the film

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

Based on the 1999 book. The film features Renée Zellweger's bum.

Henri Charrière

wrote the book adapted for the film

Papillon (1973)

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. IMDb Rating

Henry James

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Turn of the Screw (1994)

Based on the 1915 book

H. G. Wells

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Time Machine (2002)

Based on the 1895 book

H. G. Wells

wrote the book adapted for the film

War of the Worlds (2005)

Based on the 1898 book

Homer

wrote the book adapted for the film

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Based on the poem 'The Odyssey'

Howard Fast

wrote the book adapted for the film

Spartacus (1960)

Won 4 Oscars including Best Supporting Actor and Best Costume Design. Starred Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier

H. P. Lovecraft

wrote the book adapted for the film

Lurking Fear (1994)

H. Rider Haggard

wrote the book adapted for the film

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

Based on the 1900 book

Hugh Lofting

wrote the book adapted for the film

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

The original movie won two Oscars for Best Music and Best Special Effect. Was remade in 1998 starring Eddie Murphy (no Oscars this time).

Hunter S. Thompson

wrote the book adapted for the film

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Based on the 1972 book 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream'

Ian Fleming

wrote the book adapted for the film

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Based on the stories 'For Your Eyes Only, Risico'

Ian Fleming

wrote the book adapted for the film

Octopussy (1983)

Based on the stories 'Octopussy, The Property of a Lady'

Ian Fleming

wrote the book adapted for the film

A View to a Kill (1985)

Ira Levin

wrote the book adapted for the film

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Mia Farrow actually ate raw liver for a scene in the movie. Starred Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon and John Cassavetes.

Ira Levin

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Stepford Wives (2004)

Based on the 1972 book

Irvine Welsh

wrote the book adapted for the film

Trainspotting (1996)

Based on the 1993 book. For its American release, the first 20 minutes had to be re-dubbed to make the Scottish accents more intelligible.

Isaac Asimov

wrote the book adapted for the film

Bicentiennal Man (1999)

Based on the 1993 book 'The Positronic Man'

Isaac Asimov

wrote the book adapted for the film

I, Robot (2004)

Based on the 1950 book

Isak Dinesen

wrote the book adapted for the film

Out of Africa (1985)

Based on the 1938 book by Isak Dinesen (aka Karen Blixen). A study of the life of Karen Blixen. Starred Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Won 7 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Screenplay

Jack London

wrote the book adapted for the film

White Fang (1991)

Based on the 1933 book

Jack Schaefer

wrote the book adapted for the film

Shane (1953)

Jean Arthur, then over 50, came out of semi-retirement to play Marian Starrett, largely as a favor to her friend, George Stevens

Jacqueline Susann

wrote the book adapted for the film

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

The novel the film is based on was the top selling novel of 1966

Jake La Motta

wrote the book adapted for the film

Raging Bull (1980)

Based on the 1970 book

James Dickey

wrote the book adapted for the film

Deliverance (1972)

James Dickey also wrote the screenplay for the movie

James Ellroy

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Black Dahlia (2006)

Based on the 1987 book

James Ellroy

wrote the book adapted for the film

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Based on the 1990 book

James Fenimore Cooper

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Last of the Mohicans (1977)

First released as a TV movie in 1977, although the 1992 feature film is more famous.

James Hilton

wrote the book adapted for the film

Lost Horizon (1937)

The movie took 10 months to complete. Won 2 Oscars for Best Art Direction and Best Film Editing

James Jones

wrote the book adapted for the film

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Donna Reed. Won 8 Oscars including Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Picture.

James M. Cain

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

Based on the 1934 book

Kate Wiggin

wrote the book adapted for the film

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)

First released as a silent movie in 1917. Starred Mary Pickford, Eugene O’Brien, Helen Jerome Eddy.

Kazuo Ishiguro

wrote the book adapted for the film

Remains of the Day (1993)

Based on the 1989 book. Anthony Hopkins learned his role as a butler from a butler who served at Buckingham Palace for 50 years.

Ken Kesey

wrote the book adapted for the film

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976)

Starred Jack Nicholson, Louis Fletcher, William Redfield. Won 5 Oscars including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Picture

Kenneth Grahame

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Wind in the Willows (1996)

Based on the 1908 book. The first release was a movie animation in 1949.

Kit Denton

wrote the book adapted for the film

Breaker Morant (1980)

Based on the 1973 book 'The Breaker'

Kurt Vonnegut

wrote the book adapted for the film

Slapstick (1982)

Based on the 1976 book 'Slapstick; Or Lonesome No More'

Larry McMurtry

wrote the book adapted for the film

Terms of Endearment (1983)

Based on the 1975 book

Laurens Van Post

wrote the book adapted for the film

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

Based on the 1963 book 'The Seed and the Sower'

Laura Hillenbrand

wrote the book adapted for the film

Seabiscuit (2003)

Based on the 2001 book 'Seabiscuit: An American Legend'

Lawrence Sanders

wrote the book adapted for the film

First Deadly Sin (1980)

Based on the 1973 book

Leon Uris

wrote the book adapted for the film

Exodus (1960)

Won an Oscar for Best Music Score. Starred Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint

Leo Tolstoy

wrote the book adapted for the film

Anna Karenina (1997)

Based on the book

Lewis Carroll

wrote the book adapted for the film

Alice In Wonderland

There have been many adaptations of the original novel which are still being done to the present day.

Lew Wallace

wrote the book adapted for the film

Ben-Hur (1959)

Won 11 Oscars. The producer Sam Zimbalist died 2 months before production ended with William Wyler taking over his duties. Lew Wallace was a Union General in the American Civil War in the 1860s.

L. Frank Baum

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Won 2 Oscars including Best Music. The horses in Emerald City palace were coloured with Jell-O crystals. The relevant scenes had to be shot quickly, before the horses started to lick it off.

Lois Duncan

wrote the book adapted for the film

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Based on the 1973 book

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

wrote the book adapted for the film

Das Boot (1981)

Based on the 1973 book

Louis DeBernieres

wrote the book adapted for the film

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

Based on the 1994 book 'Corelli's Mandolin'

Louisa May Alcott

wrote the book adapted for the film

Little Women (1918)

The 1868 book was first released as a movie in 1918 - a black and white, silent film. Starred Isabel Lamon, Dorothy Bernard, Lillian Hall and Florence Flinn. The 1994 remake is better known.

Manuel Puig

wrote the book adapted for the film

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Based on the 1979 book

Margaret Atwood

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Handmaid's Tale (1990)

Based on the 1986 book 'The Handmaid Tales'

Margaret Landon

wrote the book adapted for the film

The King and I (1999)

Based on the 1944 book 'Anna and the King of Siam'

Margaret Mitchell

wrote the book adapted for the film

Gone With the Wind (1940)

Won 8 Oscars including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Picture.

Mark Bowden

wrote the book adapted for the film

Black Hawk Down (2001)

Based on the story 'Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War'

Martin Cruz Smith

wrote the book adapted for the film

Gorky Park (1983)

Based on the 1981 book. Starred William Hurt and Lee Marvin

Mary Norton

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Borrowers (1997)

Based on the 1953 book

Mary Shelley

wrote the book adapted for the film

Frankenstein (1931)

Was first made into a movie in 1931 but has been remade and re released many times over

Michael Blake

wrote the book adapted for the film

Dances With Wolves (1990)

Based on the 1988 book. Michael Blake also wrote the screenplay for this movie.

Michael Crichton

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

Based on the 1969 Novel and penned under John Lange

Michael Crichton

wrote the book adapted for the film

Jurassic Park (1993)

Based on the 1990 book

Michael Ondaatje

wrote the book adapted for the film

The English Patient (1997)

Based on the 1992 book. Won 9 Oscars including Best Supporting Actress, Best Picture, Best Costume Design and Best Director.

Michael Shaara

wrote the book adapted for the film

Gettysburg (1993)

Based on the 1974 book 'Killer Angels'

Michele Alexander

wrote the book adapted for the film

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Based on the 1998 book 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Universal Don'ts of Dating'

Mickey Spillane

wrote the book adapted for the film

I, the Jury (1982)

Based on the 1947 book

Milan Kundera

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Based on the 1984 book

Myra Lewis

wrote the book adapted for the film

Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

Based on the story 'Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored'

Nancy Price

wrote the book adapted for the film

Sleeping With the Enemy (1991)

Based on the 1987 book

Nicholas Evans

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Based on the 1995 book

Nicholas Pileggi

wrote the book adapted for the film

Casino (1995)

Based on the 1995 book 'Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas'

Nicholas Pileggi

wrote the book adapted for the film

Goodfellas (1990)

Based on the 1985 book 'Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family', the true story of mob informer Henry Hill. Won an Oscar for Joe Pesci for Best Supporting Actor.

Nick Hornby

wrote the book adapted for the film

Fever Pitch (2005)

Based on the 1992 book

Oliver Sachs

wrote the book adapted for the film

Awakenings (1990)

Based on the 1973 book

Oscar Wilde

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Based on the play

Oscar Wilde

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Picture of Dorian Gray (2006)

Based on the 1891 book

Patricia Highsmith

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Based on the 1955 book. Jude Law fell backwards and broke a rib while filming the murder scene on the boat. Also starred Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow

Patrick O'Brian

wrote the book adapted for the film

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Based on the 1970 book 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of World'

Patty Dann

wrote the book adapted for the film

Mermaids (1990)

Based on the 1986 book

Paul Brickhill

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Great Escape (1963)

Several cast members were actual P.O.W’s during WW2.

Paul Gallico

wrote the book adapted for the film

Poseidon (2006)

Based on the 1969 book 'The Poseidon Adventure'

Paul Theroux

wrote the book adapted for the film

Mosquito Coast (1986)

Based on the 1981 book

Peter Hedges

wrote the book adapted for the film

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Based on the 1991 book 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?'

Peter Viertel

wrote the book adapted for the film

White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)

Based on the 1953 book

Philip K. Dick

wrote the book adapted for the film

Blade Runner (1982)

Based on the 1968 book 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'

Philip K. Dick

wrote the book adapted for the film

Minority Report (2002)

Based on the story

Philip K. Dick

wrote the book adapted for the film

Total Recall (1990)

Based on the story 'We Can Remember It For You Wholesale'

Pierre Boulle

wrote the book adapted for the film

Bridge Over the River Kwai (1957)

Won 7 Oscars including Best Actor, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Music Score

Pierre Boulle

wrote the book adapted for the film

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Based on the 1968 book 'Monkey Planet'

Piers Paul Read

wrote the book adapted for the film

Alive (1993)

The 1974 book told the story of a rugby team's survival after their plane crashed in the Andes. Was released as a movie in 1993 starred Ethan Hawke.

P.L. Travers

wrote the book adapted for the film

Mary Poppins (1965)

Won 5 Oscars including Best Actress and Best Music. Starred Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.

R.A. Dick

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Randall Wallace

wrote the book adapted for the film

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Based on the 2001 book

Ray Bradbury

wrote the book adapted for the film

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

The first and only English speaking film for Francois Truffaut

Rebecca Wells

wrote the book adapted for the film

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

Based on the 1996 book

Richard Burchard

wrote the book adapted for the film

Glory (1989)

Based on the 1965 book 'One Gallant Rush'

Richard Condon

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Based on the 1959 book

Richard Condon

wrote the book adapted for the film

Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Based on the 1982 book

Richard Hooker

wrote the book adapted for the film

MASH (1970)

Won an Oscar for Best Screenplay. G. Wood played the same role in the movie as he played in the first 3 episodes of the TV series, Brig. Gen. Charlie Hammond.

Richard Llewellyn

wrote the book adapted for the film

How Green Was My Valley (1942)

Won 5 Oscars including Best Supporting Actor and Actress and Best Picture

Roald Dahl

wrote the book adapted for the film

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

The 1964 book popularised the term "golden ticket"

Roald Dahl

wrote the book adapted for the film

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

Based on the 1961 book

Roald Dahl

wrote the book adapted for the film

Matilda (1996)

Based on the 1988 book

Robert A. Heinlein

wrote the book adapted for the film

Starship Troopers (1997)

Based on the 1959 book. The scenes involving explosions and fire after the destruction of Buenos Aires were actually videos taken from the Oakland Hill fires in October of 1991.

Robert Daley

wrote the book adapted for the film

Year of the Dragon (1985)

Based on the 1981 book

Robert Drewe

wrote the book adapted for the film

Ned Kelly (2003)

Based on the 1991 book 'Our Sunshine'

Robert Harris

wrote the book adapted for the film

Enigma (2001)

Based on the 1995 book

Robert Louis Stevenson

wrote the book adapted for the film

Kidnapped (1960)

Starred Peter Finch and Peter O'Toole

Robert Ludlum

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Based on the 1980 book

Robert O'Connor

wrote the book adapted for the film

Buffalo Soldiers (2001)

Based on the 1992 book

Robert Penn Warren

wrote the book adapted for the film

All the King's Men (2006)

The film is named after the book and is an adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize winning novel.

Roddy Doyle

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Commitments (1991)

Based on the 1987 book

Roddy Doyle

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Van (1996)

Based on the 1991 book

Roderick Thorp

wrote the book adapted for the film

Die Hard (1988)

Based on the 1979 book 'Nothing Lasts Forever'

Ronald Hugh Morrieson

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Scarecrow (1982)

Based on the 1963 book

Ron Kovic

wrote the book adapted for the film

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

The 1976 book was released as a film starring Tom Cruise. Won 2 Oscars - Best Director and Best Film Editing.

Rosalind Wiseman

wrote the book adapted for the film

Mean Girls (2004)

Based on the 2002 book 'Queen Bees & Wannabes'

Rubin Carter

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Hurricane (1999)

Based on the 1975 book 'The 16th Round'. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was discharged from the military after 4 Court Martials but the movie shows him as a returning hero.

Rudyard Kipling

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Jungle Book (1967)

Based on the 1894 book. The vultures are a homage to the Beatles.

Ruth Rendell

wrote the book adapted for the film

A Judgment in Stone (1986)

Based on the 1977 book

Scott Spencer

wrote the book adapted for the film

Waking the Dead (2000)

Based on the 1986 book

Scott Turow

wrote the book adapted for the film

Presumed Innocent (1990)

Based on the 1987 book

Sebastian Junger

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Based on the non-fiction book 'The Perfect Storm' about the 1991 Halloween Nor'easter that hit North America in October 1991. The movie starred George Clooney

Sheila Burnford

wrote the book adapted for the film

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)

Based on the 1961 book 'Homeward Bound'

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Lost World (1998)

Based on the 1912 book

Sir Walter Scott

wrote the book adapted for the film

Rob Roy (1995)

Based on the 1817 book

Stephen Coonts

wrote the book adapted for the film

Flight of the Intruder (1991)

Based on the 1986 book. Starred Danny Glover and Willem Defoe

Stephen King

wrote the book adapted for the film

Children of the Corn (1984)

Based on the story

Stephen King

wrote the book adapted for the film

Dreamcatcher (2003)

Based on the 2001 book

Stephen King

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Green Mile (1999)

Based on the 1996 book

Stephen King

wrote the book adapted for the film

Misery (1990)

Based on the 1987 book

Stephen King

wrote the book adapted for the film

Pet Sematary (1989)

Based on the 1983 book

Stephen King

wrote the book adapted for the film

Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Based on the story 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'

Stephen King

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Shining (1980)

Based on the 1977 book

Stan Lee

wrote the book adapted for the film

Fantastic Four (2005)

Based on the comic

Stan Lee

wrote the book adapted for the film

Hulk (2003)

Based on the comic 'The Incredible Hulk'

Stan Lee

wrote the book adapted for the film

Spider-Man (2002)

Based on the comic

Susanna Kaysen

wrote the book adapted for the film

Girl Interrupted (1999)

Based on the 1993 book. Won an Oscar for Angelina Jolie for Best Supporting Actress.

Sven Hassel

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Misfit Brigade (1987)

Based on the 1977 book

Sydney Schanberg

wrote the book adapted for the film

Killing Fields (1984)

Based on the 1985 book 'The Death and Life of Dith Pran'

Sylvia Nasar

wrote the book adapted for the film

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Based on the 1998 book

Ted Lewis

wrote the book adapted for the film

Get Carter (2000)

Based on the 1970 book 'Jack's Return Home'

Thomas Hardy

wrote the book adapted for the film

Jude (1996)

Based on the 1895 book 'Jude the Obscure'

Thomas Harris

wrote the book adapted for the film

Hannibal (2001)

Based on the 1999 book

Thomas Harris

wrote the book adapted for the film

Red Dragon (2002)

Based on the 1981 book

Thomas Harris

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Based on the 1988 book. Won 5 Oscars including Best Actor and Actress, Best Picture. Anthony Hopkins described his voice for Hannibal Lecter as "a combination of Truman Capote and Katherine Hepburn”.

Thomas Keneally

wrote the book adapted for the film

Schindler's List (1993)

Based on the 1982 book. Won 7 Oscars including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress. Steven Spielberg was not paid for this film - he refused to accept a salary citing that it would be "blood money".

Thomas Mallory

wrote the book adapted for the film

Excalibur (1981)

Based on the book 'Morte d'Arthur'

Tina Turner

wrote the book adapted for the film

What's Love Go To Do With It (1993)

Based on the story 'I, Tina: My Life'

Tom Clancy

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Based on the 1984 book

Tom Clancy

wrote the book adapted for the film

Patriot Games (1992)

Based on the 1987 book

Tom DeSanto

wrote the book adapted for the film

X-Men (2000)

Based on the story

Tom Wolfe

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Based on the 1987 book

Umberto Eco

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Name of the Rose (1986)

Based on the 1983 book. Christian Slater was only 15 when he did his first nude scene in this film. Starred Sean Connery, Christian Slater and Valentina Vargas. Won 2 BAFTA Awards

Victor Hugo

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Based on the 1888 book 'Notre-Dame de Paris'

Victor Hugo

wrote the book adapted for the film

Les Miserables (1998)

Based on the book

Vikas Swarup

wrote the book adapted for the film

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Based on his novel 'Q&A'

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov

wrote the book adapted for the film

Lolita (1997)

Based on the 1955 book

Walter Lord

wrote the book adapted for the film

A Night to Remember (1958)

The movie depicts the sinking of the Titanic. Starred Kenneth Moore, Ronald Allen and Jill Dixon. Won a Golden Globe for Best English Language Foreign Film

Walter Tevis

wrote the book adapted for the film

The Color of Money (1986)

Based on the 1984 book

Warren Adler

wrote the book adapted for the film

The War of the Roses (1989)

Based on the 1981 book 'War of the Roses'

Washington Irving

wrote the book adapted for the film

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Based on the story 'The Legend of Sleeping Hollow'. It really was Johnny Depp being dragged after the coach - he wore a type of protective armour under his costume.

William Golding

wrote the book adapted for the film

Lord of the Flies (1990)

Based on the 1954 book

William Harrison

wrote the book adapted for the film

Mountains of the Moon (1990)

Based on the 1982 book 'Burton and Speke'

William Makepeace Thackeray

wrote the book adapted for the film

Vanity Fair (2004)

Based on the book

William Nicholson

wrote the book adapted for the film

Shadowlands (1993)

Based on the 1989 book. A biography of C.S. Lewis and his love affair with poet Joy Gresham. Starred Anthony Hopkins, Deborah Winger and Joseph Mazzello.

William Shakespeare

wrote the book adapted for the film

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Based on the play 'The Taming of the Shrew'

William Shakespeare

wrote the book adapted for the film

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

Based on the play

William Steig

wrote the book adapted for the film

Shrek (2001)

Based on the 1990 book