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Live Poll: Most Adapted Novel to Films
Novels have been a great influence on the films. There are numerous films adapted from novels every year.
Which novel do you think deserve the most to be adapted most?
Note: All adaptation numbers are based on their Wikipedia pages. No TV adaptations included. Minimum 5 adaptations.
Peter_pbn
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What a list!
I'll go with Les Misérables.
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CyrilMartin
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Pencho15
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FYC: Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_adaptations_of_Crime_and_Punishment
I count 19 Anna Karenina adaptation in the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Karenina#Film_and_television
At least 7 Robinson Crusoe films are mentioned in this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe#Film_adaptations
At least 11 films based on The Adventures of Pinocchio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio#Films
Madame Bocary has at least 11 listed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Bovary#Film
Tarzan of the Apes has at least 9 direct adaptations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_of_the_Apes#Film_adaptations
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Pencho15
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I found some other possibilities.
White Fang by Jack London, at least 11 entries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Fang#Films
Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy has ta least 14: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_Resurrection
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte has at least 11: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights#Film_and_TV
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes hast at least 8: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_Don_Quixote
The Great Gatsby has at least 7: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_The_Great_Gatsby
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Peter_pbn
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Please correct:
Which novel do you think deserves the most to be adapted most?
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dan_dassow
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brijesh_marand,
May I humbly suggest changing your question from:
Which novel do you think deserves the most to be adapted most?
To
Which novel do you think most deserves to be adapted?
Although the first sentence is grammatical, repeating the word "most" makes the sentence sound somewhat awkward.
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Pencho15
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Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/QZkgpBqcme8/
Congratulations Brijesh
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