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Films based on British novels

  • The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 film)Philippa Gregory published her novel The Other Boleyn Girl in 2001. Two years later, the BBC commissioned a television adaptation of that book.
  • The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)Ralph Bakshi first encountered J.R.R. Tolkien's writing in the mid-1950s while working as an animator for Terrytoons. He began trying to convince people that…
  • The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film)In the year 1527, King Henry VIII of England stood before his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. Their marriage had produced no male heir to secure the…
  • A Clockwork Orange (film)Anthony Burgess sold the film rights to his 1962 novel for a modest sum shortly after its publication. The project initially targeted the rock band the…
  • Mary Poppins (film)Walt Disney first asked to buy the film rights to Mary Poppins in 1938. He traveled to London to meet author P.L. Travers at her home in Chelsea.
  • Apocalypse NowJohn Milius wrote the first draft of Apocalypse Now in 1969, just months after being rejected from military service due to asthma.
  • ArriettyOn the 16th of December 2009, Studio Ghibli announced the film Karigurashi no Arrietty for release in 2010. This announcement marked the feature directorial…