Keyword: based on novel or book

Funeral Fest, Burial Lunch

10

1969

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The first days of war in Ljubljana. The young hero Niko experiences the bloody and violent transition from childhood to manhood. Based on the novel by Beno Zupancic.

Half a Sixpence

6.5

1967

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The joyous screen version of the Broadway and London musical hit. \If I had the money, Id buy me a banjo!\ says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps (Tommy Steele). Soon hell inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin orchestra. But can his newfound wealth buy happiness? Multi-talented Steele brings his London and New York stage smash to the screen in this big, cheerful tune-filled production based on H.G. Wells charming novel \Kipps.\ Cyril Ritchard costars as a thespian who introduces Arthur to the joys of Edwardian Londons music halls. And a huge cast of high-stepping, high spirited singers and dancers have the time of their lives. Enjoy because \Half A Sixpence\ gets you a million dollars worth of fun.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss

7.4

1993

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On the set of a popular daytime soap opera Mile High, actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by co-star Mark Stratton. When she says that shell kill him before she leaves the show, she makes herself the prime suspect when Stratton is murdered by someone poisoning him. As an old friend, Perry Mason comes to the help of Kris and agrees to defend her. Meanwhile Ken goes in search of information with the help of fan of the show.

Nobody Runs Forever

6

1968

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An Australian outback police detective is sent on a special assignment to the UK, to return an Australian citizen accused of murder. Only this is not an ordinary man, he is a UN high commissioner for peace talks taking place in London.

Beaches

5.4

2017

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The friendship between two women from childhood onwards.

The Murderer Lives at Number 21

7.4

1942

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Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.

Mystery of Edwin Drood

6.1

1935

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An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.

The Black Velvet Gown

7

1991

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In the 1830s in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Millers gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riahs daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Millers legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.

The Whipping Boy

6.5

1994

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Prince Horace is the spoiled and arrogant heir to the throne whose continual pranks are designed to get his distant fathers attention. Young Jemmy is a desperate streetwise orphan trying to survive with his sister.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

6.1

2010

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Diving to save a camera from a fall down a flight of stairs, high school junior Naomi Sukuse wakes with no memory of the last four years. Naomi must remember who she was and figure out who she wants to be in this story of love and second chances.

Cry, the Beloved Country

6

1951

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In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee) journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and his son a criminal. Reverend Misimangu (Sidney Poitier) is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg.

The Road Builder

6.4

1971

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The dreary existence of middle-aged spinster Maura Prince takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of young handyman Billy Jarvis, but there is more to Billy than meets the eye. Based on the novel *Nest in a Fallen Tree* by Joy Cowley.