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LA NOTTE (It/Fr/1960)
Written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Ennio Flaiano, Tonino Guerra.
NOW, VOYAGER (US/1942)
Screenplay by Casey Robinson.
Based on the novel by Olive Higgins Prouty.
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (US/1982)
Written by Douglas Day Stewart.
OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR (UK/1969)
Screenplay by Len Deighton.
Based on the stage play by Joan Littlewood and Charles Chilton.
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA (US/1958)
Screenplay by Peter Viertel.
Based on the novella by Ernest Hemingway.
ON GOLDEN POND (US/1981)
Screenplay by Ernest Thompson.
Based on the play by Ernest Thompson.
ON THE WATERFRONT (US/1954)
Screenplay by Budd Schulberg.
Based on the novel by Budd Schulberg.
ORDINARY PEOPLE (US/1980)
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent.
Based on the novel by Judith Guest.
OUT OF AFRICA (US/1985)
Screenplay by Kurt Luedtke.
Based on Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story-Teller by Judith Thurman, and Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski.
OUTBREAK (US/1995)
Written by Lawrence Dworet, Robert Roy Pool.
PAISAN (It/1946)
Written by Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini.
THE PAPER CHASE (US/1973)
Screenplay by James Bridges.
Based on the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
PARENTHOOD (US/1989)
Written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel.
PARIS, TEXAS (WGer/Fr/1984)
Written by Sam Shepard.
PASCALI’S ISLAND (UK/1988)
Screenplay by James Dearden.
Based on the novel by Barry Unsworth.
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (Fr/1928)
Written by Carl Dreyer, Joseph Delteil.
Based on a book by Joseph Delteil.
PASSION FISH (US/1992)
Written by John Sayles.
PAT AND MIKE (US/1952)
Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.
PATHS OF GLORY (US/1957)
Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson.
Based on the novel by Humphrey Cobb.
PELLE THE CONQUEROR (Den/Swe/1987)
Screenplay by Bille August.
Based on the novel by Martin Andersen Nexo.
THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (US/1996)
Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski.
PERSONA (Swe/1966)
Written by Ingmar Bergman.
THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY (Fr/It/1974)
Written by Luis Bunuel, Jean-Claude Carriere.
THE PIANO (Aust/1993)
Written by Jane Campion.
THE PLAYER (US/1992)
Screenplay by Michael Tolkin.
Based on the novel by Michael Tolkin.
POLICE ACADEMY (US/1984)
Written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Hugh Wilson.
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (US/1972)
Screenplay by Stirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes.
Based on the novel by Paul Gallico.
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (US/1990)
Screenplay by Carrie Fisher.
Based on the novel by Carrie Fisher.
THE POSTMAN (IL POSTINO) (It/Fr/Bel/1995)
Screenplay by Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi.
Based on the novel Burning Patience by Antonio Skarmeta.
PRIVATE BENJAMIN (US/1980)
Written by Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, Harvey Miller.
PRIZZI’S HONOR (US/1985)
Screenplay by Richard Condon, Janet Roach.
Based on the novel by Richard Condon.
THE PRODUCERS (US/1968)
Written by Mel Brooks.
LA PROMESSE (Bel/Fr/Lux/1996)
Written by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
PSYCHO (US/1960)
Screenplay by Joseph Stefano.
Based on the novel by Robert Bloch.
PULP FICTION (US/1994)
Written by Quentin Tarantino.
Based on stories by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary.
Q & A (US/1990)
Screenplay by Sidney Lumet.
Based on the novel by Edwin Torres.
QUEST FOR FIRE (US/1982)
Screenplay by Gerard Brach.
Based on the novel La Guerre du Feu by J. H. Rosny, Sr.
QUIZ SHOW (US/1994)
Screenplay by Paul Attanasio.
Based on the book Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties, by Richard N. Goodwin.
RADIO DAYS (US/1987)
Written by Woody Allen.
RAGING BULL (US/1980)
Screenplay by Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin.
Based on the book by Jake La Motta with Peter Savage.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (US/1981)
Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan.
Based on a story by George Lucas and Phillip Kaufman.
RAIN (US/1932)
Screenplay by Maxwell Anderson.
Based on the play by John Colton and Clemence Randolph from the story by W. Somerset Maugham.
RAIN MAN (US/1988)
Written by Ronald Bass, Barry Morrow.
THE RAINMAKER (US/1956)
Screenplay by N. Richard Nash.
Based on the play by N. Richard Nash.
RASHOMON (Jap/1950)
Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto.
Based on two short stories by Ryunosuke Akutugawa.
RED (Fr/Pol/Swi/1994)
Written by Krzysztof Piesiwicz, Krzysztof Kieslowski.
THE RED DESERT (It/Fr/1964)
Written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra.
REGARDING HENRY (US/1991)
Written by Jeffrey Abrams.
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (UK/US/1993)
Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
REPULSION (UK/1995)
Written by Roman Polanski, Gerard Brach.
RESERVOIR DOGS (US/1992)
Written by Quentin Tarantino.
THE RETURN OF THE JEDI (US/1983)
Written by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas.
Based on an original story for the screen by George Lucas.
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (US/1990)
Screenplay by Nicholas Kazan.
Based on the nonfiction book by Alan Dershowitz.
RISKY BUSINESS (US/1983)
Written by Paul Brickman.
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (US/1992)
Screenplay by Richard Friedenberg.
Based on the novella by Norman Maclean.
THE ROAD TO MOROCCO (US/1942)
Written by Frank Butler, Don Hartman.
THE ROAD WARRIOR (Aust/1981)
Written by Terry Hayes, George Miller, Brian Hannant.
ROBOCOP (US/1987)
Written by Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner.
ROCKY (US/1976)
Written by Sylvester Stallone.
ROGER & ME (US/1989)
Written by Michael Moore.
ROMY AND MICHELLE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (US/1997)
Written by Robin Schiff.
THE ROSE (US/1979)
Screenplay by Bill Kerby, Bo Goldman.
Based on a story by Bill Kerby.
ROSEMARY’S BABY (US/1968)
Screenplay by Roman Polanski.
Based on the novel by Ira Levin.
THE RULING CLASS (UK/1972)
Screenplay by Peter Barnes.
Based on the play by Peter Barnes.
THE RUNNING, JUMPING AND STANDING STILL FILM (UK/1959)
“Devised” by Peter Sellers and Dick Lester.
RUNNING ON EMPTY (US/1988)
> Written by Naomi Foner.
RUTHLESS PEOPLE (US/1986)
Written by Dale Launer.
THE SACRIFICE (Swe/Fr/1986)
Written by Andrei Tarkovsky.
SALVADOR (US/1986)
Written by Oliver Stone, Richard Boyle.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (US/1977)
Screenplay by Norman Wexler.
Based in part on a magazine article “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” by Nik Cohn.
THE SCARLET LETTER (US/1995)
Screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart.
Based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA (Fr/Vietnam/1993)
Written by Tran Anh Hung.
SCHINDLER’S LIST (US/1993)
Screenplay by Steven Zaillian.
Based on the novel by Thomas Keneally.
SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC (UK/1948)
Written by Ivor Montagu, Walter Meade, Mary Hayley Bell.
SEA OF LOVE (US/1989)
Written by Richard Price.
SERPICO (US/1973)
Screenplay by Waldo Salt, Norman Wexler.
Based on the nonfiction book by Peter Maas.
SEVEN (US/1995)
Written by Andrew Kevin Walker.
THE SEVEN SAMURAI (Jap/1954)
Written by Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni.
THE SEVENTH SEAL (Swe/1957)
Written by Ingmar Bergman.
SHALL WE DANCE (Jap/1996)
Written by Masayuki Suo.
THE SHELTERING SKY (UK/It/1990)
Screenplay by Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci.
Based on the novel by Paul Bowles.
SHINE (Aust/1996)
Screenplay by Jan Sardi.
Based on a story by Scott Hicks.
THE SHINING (US/1980)
Screenplay by Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick.
Based on the novel by Stephen King.
SHIP OF FOOLS (US/1965)
Screenplay by Abby Mann.
Based on the novel by Katherine Anne Porter.
A SHOT IN THE DARK (UK/US/1964)
Screenplay by Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty.
Based on the stage play by Harry Kurnitz from the play by Marchel Achard.
SHORT CUTS (US/1993)
Screenplay by Robert Altman, Frank Barhydt.
Based on stories by Raymond Carver.
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (US/1991)
Screenplay by Ted Tally.
Based on the novel by Thomas Harris.
SINGLE WHITE FEMALE (US/1992)
Screenplay by Don Roos.
Based on the novel SWF Seeks Same by John Lutz.
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (US/1991)
Screenplay by Ronald Bass.
Based on the novel by Nancy Price.
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (US/1993)
Written by Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch.
SLING BLADE (US/1996)
Screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton.
THE SNAKE PIT (US/1948)
Screenplay by Frank Partos, Millen Brand.
Based on the novel by Mary Jane Ward.
SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES (US/1961)
Written by Noel Langley, Elwood Ullman.
SOLARIS (USSR/1972)
Screenplay by Andrei Tarkovsky, Friedrich Gorenstein.
Based on the novel by Stanislaw Lemm.
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (US/1956)
Screenplay by Ernest Lehman.
Based on the autobiography by Rocky Graziano with Rowland Barber.
SOMEWHERE IN TIME (US/1980)
Screenplay by Richard Matheson.
Based on the novel Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (US/1965)
Screenplay by Ernest Lehman.
Based on the stage musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
SPARTACUS (US/1960)
Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo.
Based on the novel by Howard Fast.
SPEED (US/1994)
Written by Graham Yost.
STAND BY ME (US/1986)
Screenplay by Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans.
Based on the novella The Body by Stephen King.
STAR 80 (US/1983)
Screenplay by Bob Fosse.
Based in part on the magazine article “Death of a Playmate” by Teresa Carpenter.
STAR WARS (US/1977)
Written by George Lucas.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS (US/1989)
Screenplay by Robert Harling.
Based on the play by Robert Harling.
THE STOLEN CHILDREN (It/Fr/1992)
Written by Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Gianni Amelio.
STORM OVER ASIA (USSR/1928)
Written by Osip Brik.
LA STRADA (It/1954)
Written by Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli with Ennio Flaiano.
STRANGER THAN PARADISE (US/1984)
Written by Jim Jarmusch.
STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET (US/1960)
Screenplay by Evan Hunter.
Based on the novel by Evan Hunter.
STRAW DOGS (UK/1971)
Screenplay by David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah.
Based on the novel The Siege of Trencher’s Farm by Gordon M. Williams.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (US/1951)
Screenplay by Tennessee Williams.
Based on Oscar Saul’s adaptation of the play by Tennessee Williams.
STRIPES (US/1981)
Written by Len Blum and Dan Goldberg, Harold Ramis.
SUDDEN IMPACT (US/1983)
Written by Joseph C. Stinson.
SULLIVAN’s TRAVELS (US/1941)
Written by Preston Sturges.
SUNRISE (US/1927)
Scenario by Carl Mayer.
Based on the novel The Journey to Tilsit by Hermann Sudermann.
SUNSET BOULEVARD (US/1950)
Screenplay by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D.M. Marshman. Jr.
Based on the story “A Can of Beans” by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder.
SUPERMAN (UK/1978)
Written by Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton.
THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (US/1957)
Screenplay by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman.
Based on the short story “Tell Me About It Tomorrow” by Ernest Lehman.
THE SWIMMER (US/1968)
Screenplay by Eleanor Perry.
Based on the short story by John Cheever.
THE SWORD IN THE STONE (US/1963)
Screenplay by Bill Peet.
Based on the novel The Once and Future King by T. H. White.
SYBIL (US/1977)
Screenplay by Stewart Stern.
Based on the book by Flora Rheta Schreiber.
TAXI DRIVER (US/1976)
Written by Paul Schrader.
10 (US/1979)
Written by Blake Edwards.
THE TENANT (Fr/1976)
Screenplay by Gerard Brach, Roman Polanski.
Based on the novel by Roland Topor.
TENDER MERCIES (US/1983)
Written by Horton Foote.
THE TERMINATOR (US/1984)
Written by James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd.
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (US/1983)
Screenplay by James L. Brooks.
Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry.
THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE (Fr/Sp/1977)
Screenplay by Luis Bunuel, Jean-Claude Carriere.
Based on the novel La Femme et le Pantin by Pierre Louys.
THELMA & LOUISE (US/1991)
Written by Callie Khouri.
THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON’T THEY? (US/1969)
Screenplay by James Poe, Robert E. Thompson.
Based on the novel by Horace McCoy.
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (US/1984)
Written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner.
3 WOMEN (US/1977
)
Written by Robert Altman.
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY (Swe/1961)
Written by Ingmar Bergman.
TIGHTROPE (US/1984)
Written by Richard Tuggle.
TO DIE FOR (US/1995)
Screenplay by Buck Henry.
Based on the novel by Joyce Maynard.
TO LIVE (China/1994)
Screenplay by Yu Hua, Lu Wei.
Based on the novel Lifetimes by Yu Hua.
TOOTSIE (US/1982)
Written by Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal.
TOP HAT (US/1935)
Written by Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott.
TOTAL RECALL (US/1990)
Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Gary Goldman.
Based on a story by Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill. Inspired by the short story “We Can Remember It for You” by Phillip K. Dick.
TRADING PLACES (US/1983)
Written by Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod.
TRANS-EUROPE EXPRESS (Fr/1966)
Written by Alain Robbe-Grillet.
THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (US/1948)
Screenplay by John Huston.
Based on the novel by B. Traven.
TWELVE ANGRY MEN (US/1957)
Written by Reginald Rose.
Based on the teleplay by Reginald Rose.
TWENTY BUCKS (US/1993)
Written by Leslie Bohem, Endre Bohem.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (UK/US/1968)
Written by Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke.
Based on a short story by Arthur C. Clarke.
UMBERTO D (It/1952)
Written by Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica.
THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING (US/1988)
Screenplay by Jean-Claude Carriere, Philip Kaufman.
Based on the novel by Milan Kundera.
UNFORGIVEN (US/1992)
Written by David Webb Peoples
UNLAWFUL ENTRY (US/1992)
Written by Lewis Colick.
AN UNMARRIED WOMAN (US/1978)
Written by Paul Mazursky.
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (US/1995)
Written by Christopher McQuarrie.
THE VERDICT (US/1982)
Screenplay by David Mamet.
Based on the novel by Barry Reed.
VERTIGO (US/1958)
Screenplay by Alec Coppel, Samuel Taylor.
Based on the novel D’Entre les Morts by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac.
VIRIDIANA (Sp/Mex/1961)
Written by Luis Bunuel, Julio Alejandro.
Based on story by Luis Bunuel.
I VITELLONI (It/Fr/1953)
Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli.
VIVA ZAPATA (US/1952)
Written by John Steinbeck.
WALL STREET (US/1987)
Written By Stanley Weiser, Oliver Stone.
THE WAR OF THE ROSES (US/1989)
Screenplay by Michael Leeson.
Based on the novel by Warren Adler.
WATERSHIP DOWN (UK/1978)
Screenplay by Martin Rosen.
Based on the novel by Richard Adams.