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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1970s

A list of one hundred books that were adapted into movies in the 1970s, including some you may not have known were books first.
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Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
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Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
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The Conformist (Alberto Moravia)
The Conformist (Alberto Moravia)
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Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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Airport (Arthur Hailey)
Airport (Arthur Hailey)
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Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square (Arthur La Bern)
Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square (Arthur La Bern)
9
The Way We Were (Arthur Laurents)
The Way We Were (Arthur Laurents)
10
Kramer vs. Kramer (Avery Corman)
Kramer vs. Kramer (Avery Corman)
11
Oh God! (Avery Corman)
Oh God! (Avery Corman)
12
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
13
Midnight Express (Billy Hayes)
Midnight Express (Billy Hayes)
14
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
15
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
16
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
17
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
18
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
19
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
20
The Last Detail (Darryl Ponicsan)
The Last Detail (Darryl Ponicsan)
21
Dead Cert (Dick Francis)
Dead Cert (Dick Francis)
22
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
23
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
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The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
25
No Beast So Fierce (Edward Bunker)
No Beast So Fierce (Edward Bunker)
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Love Story (Erich Segal)
Love Story (Erich Segal)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Audrey Rose (Frank De Felitta)
Audrey Rose (Frank De Felitta)
29
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
The Day of the Jackal (Frederick Forsyth)
30
The Wages of Fear (Georges Arnaud)
The Wages of Fear (Georges Arnaud)
31
History of My Life (Giacomo Casanova)
History of My Life (Giacomo Casanova)
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick)
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick)
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Scent of a Woman (Giovanni Arpino)
Scent of a Woman (Giovanni Arpino)
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Voyage of the Damned (Gordon Thomas)
Voyage of the Damned (Gordon Thomas)
35
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
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Make Room! Make Room! (Harry Harrison)
Make Room! Make Room! (Harry Harrison)
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Papillon (Henry Charriere)
Papillon (Henry Charriere)
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Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance (Henry P. Leifermann)
Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance (Henry P. Leifermann)
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Diamonds Are Forever (Ian Fleming)
Diamonds Are Forever (Ian Fleming)
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Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
Live and Let Die (Ian Fleming)
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