Poll: Best Film Adaptations Written by the Author (Part 2)
This is a list of film adaptations written by the author of the original source material. Which one is your favorite? Discuss Here!!! Note: No adaptations of visual media allowed, ruling out adaptations of short films and television shows as well as remakes or reboots. See Part I!
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The Third Man (1949)
Novella & screenplay by Graham Greene -
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Stage play & screenplay by Tennessee Williams -
Sabrina (1954)
Stage play by Samuel A. Taylor, screenplay by Samuel A. Taylor, Billy Wilder & Ernest Lehman -
My Fair Lady (1964)
Stage play & screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner -
Alfie (1966)
Stage play & screenplay by Bill Naughton -
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Stage play & screenplay by Robert Bolt -
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Novel by Donn Pearce, screenplay by Donn Pearce & Frank Pierson -
The Odd Couple (1968)
Stage play & screenplay by Neil Simon -
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
Novel & screenplay by Robert Anderson -
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Novel by Larry McMurtry, screenplay by Larry McMurtry & Peter Bogdanovich -
Sleuth (1972)
Stage play & screenplay by Anthony Shaffer -
The Ruling Class (1972)
Stage play & screenplay by Peter Barnes -
Lenny (1974)
Stage play & screenplay by Julian Barry -
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
Stage play & screenplay by Neil Simon -
Equus (1977)
Stage play & screenplay by Peter Shaffer -
Being There (1979)
Novel & screenplay by Jerzy Kosinski -
On Golden Pond (1981)
Stage play & screenplay by Ernest Thompson -
The World According to Garp (1982)
Novel by John Irving, screenplay by John Irving & Steve Tesich -
Educating Rita (1983)
Stage play & screenplay by Willy Russell -
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Stage play & screenplay by Charles Fuller -
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Novel by Richard Condon & screenplay by Richard Condon & Janet Roach -
My Life as a Dog (1985)
Novel by Reidar Jönsson, Screenplay by Reidar Jönsson, Pelle Berglund, Brasse Brännström & Lasse Hallström -
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Stage play by Mark Medoff, Screenplay by Mark Medoff & Hesper Anderson -
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Stage play & screenplay by Christopher Hampton -
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Novel & screenplay by Carrie Fisher -
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Novel by Fannie Flagg, Screenplay by Fannie Flagg & Carol Sobieski -
The Player (1992)
Novel & screenplay by Michael Tolkin -
A Simple Plan (1998)
Novel & screenplay by Scott B. Smith -
Layer Cake (2004)
Novel & screenplay by J.J. Connolly -
Let the Right One In (2008)
Novel & screenplay by John Ajvide Lindqvist -
The Sunset Limited (2011)
Stage play & teleplay by Cormac McCarthy -
August: Osage County (2013)
Stage play & screenplay by Tracy Letts -
Moonlight (2016)
Stage play by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Screenplay by Tarell Alvin McCraney & Barry Jenkins -
Fences (2016)
Stage play & screenplay by August Wilson -
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Novel & screenplay by J.K. Rowling