List of films based on film books
This is a list of films that are based on books about films and television.
Directors and producers
- ** TV miniseries.
Screenwriters
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Midnight | 1998 | David Veloz | USA | Permanent Midnight | Jerry Stahl | 1995 | Memoir | Jerry Stahl |
Actresses
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mommie Dearest | 1981 | Frank Perry | USA | Mommie Dearest | Christina Crawford | 1978 | Memoir | Joan Crawford |
| Frances | 1982 | Graeme Clifford | USA | Shadowland | William Arnold | 198? | "Fictional biography" | Frances Farmer |
| Summer of Aviya | 1988 | Eli Cohen | Israel | Summer of Aviya | Gila Almagor | 197? | Novel/ Memoir | Gila Almagor (simulacrum) |
| The Aviator | 2004 | Martin Scorsese | USA | Howard Hughes: The Secret Life | Charles Higham | 1993 | Biography | Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | Stephen Hopkins | UK & USA | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Roger Lewis | 1995 | Biography | Britt Ekland |
| Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows ** | 2001 | Robert Allan Ackerman | Canada & USA | Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir | Lorna Luft | 1998 | Memoir | Judy Garland |
- ** TV miniseries.
Actors
| # | Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swimming to Cambodia | 1987 | Jonathan Demme | USA | Swimming to Cambodia [2] | Spalding Gray | 1985 | Monologue/ Memoir | Spalding Gray |
| 2 | Auto Focus | 2002 | Paul Schrader | USA | The Murder of Bob Crane: Who Killed the Star of Hogan's Heroes? | Robert Graysmith | 1993 [1] | Biography | Bob Crane |
| 3 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | Stephen Hopkins | UK & USA | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Roger Lewis | 1995 | Biography | Peter Sellers |
Stuntmen
| # | Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stunt Man | 1980 | Richard Rush | USA | The Stunt Man | Paul Brodeur | 1970 [1] | Novel | - |
Interviewers, newsreaders, hosts
| # | Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frost/Nixon | 2008 | Ron Howard | USA | Frost/Nixon [3] | Peter Morgan | 2006 | Play | David Frost |
Columnists and publicists
| # | Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winchell * | 1998 | Paul Mazursky | USA | Winchell: His Life and Times | Herman Klurfeld | 1976 [1] | Non-fiction | Walter Winchell |
- * TV movie.
Exhibitors
| # | Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Picture Show [4] | 1971 | Peter Bogdanovich | USA | The Last Picture Show | Larry McMurtry | 1966 | Novel | - |
References
Notes
- Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the US Library of Congress.
Source: Library of Congress Online Catalog. - Recipient of the Obie Award in 19??.
- Nominated for the Tony Award in 2007.
- Inducted into the US National Film Registry in 1998.
See also
- Pages with the same format
- List of films based on arts books
- List of films based on civics books
- List of films based on crime books
- List of films based on sports books
- List of films based on spy books
- List of films based on war books
- List of films based on westerns
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