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Books That Became Some of the Greatest Movies According to Old American Critics

Out of the 187 top-praised movies in the Western World, 69 of them were direct adaptations of books.
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The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption [The Shawshank Redemption] (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption [The Shawshank Redemption] (Stephen King)
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Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
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Raging Bull (Jake Lamotta)
Raging Bull (Jake Lamotta)
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
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D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
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Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
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The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clark)
The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clark)
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The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
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The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
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The Greatest Gift (Philip Van Doren Stern)
The Greatest Gift (Philip Van Doren Stern)
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Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben Hur (Lew Wallace)
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Fellowship of the Rings (Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Rings (Tolkien)
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The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
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The Return of the King (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Return of the King (J.R.R Tolkein)
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From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
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The Philadelphia Story (Philip Barry)
The Philadelphia Story (Philip Barry)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
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Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves
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Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
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The Exorcist
The Exorcist
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The Pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
The Pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
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Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family [Goodfellas] (Nicholas Pileggi)
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family [Goodfellas] (Nicholas Pileggi)
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The Deer Hunter (E.M. Corder)
The Deer Hunter (E.M. Corder)
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
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The French Connection (Robin Moore)
The French Connection (Robin Moore)
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Night Bus (It Happened One Night) (Samuel Hopkins Adams)
Night Bus (It Happened One Night) (Samuel Hopkins Adams)
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
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Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant (Edna Ferber)
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Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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