Movie List for "book by"

Boxcar Bertha (1972)

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Year 1972.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Ben L. Reitman (book), Joyce Hooper Corrington (screenplay), John William Corrington (screenplay)
Actors: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey

If Footmen Tire You What Will Horses Do? (1971)

Based on the preachings of Reverend Estus W. Pirkle, this film warns what will happen to America if the citizens do not give up their depraved ways and turn to God and Jesus for salvation. … Year 1971.

Generes: Drama
Director: Ron Ormond
Writer: Ron Ormond (screenplay), Estus W. Pirkle (book)
Actors: Judy Creech, Cecil Scaife, Gene McFall, Wes Saunders

The Seven Minutes (1971)

The Seven Minutes is a steamy book written in 1969. To help with an upcoming election, a bookstore clerk is indicted for selling obscene material and most of the film centers about the … Year 1971.

Generes: Drama
Director: Russ Meyer
Writer: Richard Warren Lewis, Irving Wallace (novel)
Actors: Wayne Maunder, Marianne McAndrew, Philip Carey, Jay C. Flippen

The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)

A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets. When the opportunity presents itself he escapes and is … Year 1971.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Writer: Thomas Rogers (book), Jon Boothe (screenplay), George Sherman (screenplay)
Actors: Michael Sarrazin, Barbara Hershey, Arthur Hill, Ruth White

Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)

Dirty Dingus Magee and his old rival Hoke Birdsill take turns at being either lawman or outlaw and being rivals or partners in crime, depending of the circumstances. Year 1970.

Generes: Comedy, Romance, Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Writer: David Markson (book), Tom Waldman (screenplay), Frank Waldman (screenplay), Joseph Heller (screenplay)
Actors: Frank Sinatra, George Kennedy, Anne Jackson, Lois Nettleton

Gas Pump Girls (1979)

June and her friends take over a service station formerly run by her uncle. They perform every trick in the book to attract the customers. Year 1979.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Joel Bender
Writer: David A. Davies, Joel Bender, Isaac Blech
Actors: Kirsten Baker, Linda Lawrence, Sandy Johnson, Rikki Marin

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death. Year 1978.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Steve Rash
Writer: Alan Swyer (story), John Goldrosen (book), Robert Gittler (screenplay)
Actors: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis

Skateboard (1978)

A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000. Year 1978.

Generes: Drama, Sport
Director: George Gage
Writer: Dick Wolf (screenplay), George Gage (screenplay), Dick Wolf (story)
Actors: Allen Garfield, Kathleen Lloyd, Leif Garrett, Richard Van der Wyk

Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)

In 1869 Kentucky, a young boy and his friends set out to find a treasure chest hidden by his late father in the Florida Everglades during the Civil War. Year 1976.

Generes: Adventure, Family, Western
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Don Tait (screenplay), Robert Lewis Taylor (book)
Actors: Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov, Vic Morrow

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

Three orphan children strike gold in 1878 California. Year 1975.

Generes: Comedy, Family, Western
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Don Tait (screenplay), Jack M. Bickham (book)
Actors: Bill Bixby, Susan Clark, Don Knotts, Tim Conway

Morning Song Way (2006)

A young girl witnesses a murder and is hidden with her great Uncle, a Native American medicine man. Year 2006.

Generes: Drama
Director: Charles Howard Thomas
Writer: Charles Howard Thomas
Actors: Jeff Anderson, Glenda Bean, Chris Bookless, Brian Hall

The Education of Fairies (2006)

In a time of crisis, a young boy tries to make sense of the fine line between fantasy and reality in this drama from Spain. Nicolas (Ricardo Darin) is a toy designer who has married Ingrid … Year 2006.

Generes: Drama
Director: José Luis Cuerda
Writer: José Luis Cuerda, Didier Van Cauwelaert (book)
Actors: Ricardo Darín, Irène Jacob, Bebe, Víctor Valdivia

Fantastic Four (2005)

A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom. Year 2005.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Tim Story
Writer: Mark Frost, Michael France, Stan Lee (Marvel comic book), Jack Kirby (Marvel comic book)
Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis

The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)

A girl who uses dogs to teach people about the true meaning of Christmas during the Depression. Year 2005.

Generes: Family
Director: Kieth Merrill
Writer: Emma Kragen (book), Steven Paul Leiva (screen treatment), Steven Paul Leiva (story), Kieth Merrill (story & screenplay)
Actors: Jordan-Claire Green, Tom Kemp, Susan Wood, Adam Hicks

Pettson & Findus – Tomtemaskinen (2005)

The old man PETTSON and his cat FINDUS live on a small farm way out in the countryside in Sweden. Christmas is approaching, and Pettson has given Findus the rash promise that THE TOMTE will… Year 2005.

Generes: Animation, Comedy, Family
Director: Jørgen Lerdam, Anders Sørensen
Writer: Torbjörn Jansson (screenplay), Sven Nordqvist (book)
Actors: Joachim Höppner, Tord Peterson, Lukas Larsson, Tobias John von Freyend

The Great Raid (2005)

Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them. Year 2005.

Generes: Action, Drama, War
Director: John Dahl
Writer: William B. Breuer (book), Hampton Sides (book), Carlo Bernard (screenplay), Doug Miro (screenplay)
Actors: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Robert Mammone, Max Martini