Some ideas to inspire on Adapting source material for a film. Films for thought – Silent and Sound
Silent Film Adaptations still available
September List:
Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Sadie Thompson (Rain) – 1928
Mother (Gorky 1905 Russian Revolution) – 1926
August List:
A Christmas Carol – 1910
Alice in Wonderland – 1903
Cinderella – 1899
Nosferatu – 1922
May List:
The Scarlet Letter (1926)
Oliver Twist (1922)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1927)
The Bells (1926)
Ben Hur (1907)
Cyrano (1925)
Peter Pan (1924)
20,000 Leagues (1916)
Wizard Of Oz (1910/1925)
Faust (1926)
Film Adaptations – Some Great Ones
September List:
Age of Innocence
Dr. Zhivago
The Big Sleep
Silence of the Lambs
Moby Dick (1956)
Trainspotting
Empire of the Sun
Gunga Din
Henry V (1989)
August List:
One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest
Silence of the Lambs
Apocalypse Now
Blade Runner
Doctor Zhivago
Stand By Me
May List:
The Godfather
All The President’s Men (non-fiction)
Amadeus
Howard’s End
The English Patient
Philadelphia Story/Holiday
David Copperfield (David Lean version)
Serpico
Henry V (Branagh and Olivier versions)
The Right Stuff (non-fiction)
Amadeus
Gunga Din (Wyler version)
Unbearable Lightness of Being
Death of A Salesman
To Kill A Mockingbird
In Cold Blood (non-fiction)
Midnight Cowboy
The Women
Shawshank Redemption
Adaptations that are updated
Clueless – Emma
Tailor of Panama – Our Man in Havana
Bridget Jones – Pride & Prejudice
Romeo & Juliet – Baz Luhrmann / Zeferelli, classic
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