Talk:List of films based on war books

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Contents 1 Shakespeare 2 Spy 3 Alternate History 4 Excalibur 5 Rob Roy

[edit] Shakespeare

Not sure I should include his plays, any thoughts? (the two that I have included so far have war elements) MikeBriggs

[edit] Spy

There are numerous spy thriller movies out there, like The Thirty-Nine Steps which are set before during or after a war. My inclination is to include them if they have a strong connection to a particular war. Any thoughts?MikeBriggs 12:41, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

My take is that if the film isn't *about* the war, this list could get pretty darn long. Your choice; but they should at least go under sub-heads. You might also consider creating a "List of spy films" or "List of films based on spy novels". Her Pegship 15:07, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I'm not sure yet which way I'll go, and will leave the spy book I added on the list for now. I won't add anymore, though, until I think this through more. MikeBriggs 22:39, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

• 1978's Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett is a spy novel set against the backdrop of the action of WWII. That book was made into a 1981 movie of the same name. As a spy novel/movie, the work is left off the list. MikeBriggs 19:12, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
• 1982's Firefox (film) based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas (author) is a movie/book set during the cold war. This book/movie is somewhat tricker as it does include some fight scenes between the main character, stealing an advanced fighter plane, and fighter planes of the USSR (the book has stronger Spy elements). Any opinions? Should this book/film be added to the Cold War section? The action is fictional (as opposed to the Hunt for Red October which supposedly is based on supposedly real events). MikeBriggs 19:18, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
• 1987's No Way Out (1987 film) is based on the 1946 book The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing (and the 1948 film The Big Clock). The 1987 film does not fit this list and should be placed on a Spy books -> spy films list. MikeBriggs 20:21, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
• 39 steps will be added to Spy books -> spy films, if I ever get around to making one (or find one already started).

[edit] Alternate History

Another question: Should I include Alternate History war movies, like Fatherland (novel)? MikeBriggs 13:27, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Excalibur

The 1981 film Excalibur (film) is based on the 1485 book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. The book and the film contain fictional battles. As the battles are fictional, the book and film are left off this list (not so much the battles being fictional, if they were fictional battles during some specific war, like the War of the Roses, then the book and film could be included, but the work depicts fictional battles in a fictional war). Also the reason films like the Lord of the Rings are not included, despite containing battle scenes. MikeBriggs 19:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rob Roy

The 1995 film Rob Roy (film) is based on the 1818 book Rob Roy (novel) by Sir Walter Scott and is about Robert Roy MacGregor during the early 1700s Jacobite Rising known as the First Jacobite Rising. I'm sure that the film/book belong somewhere on this list, but I haven't figured out how to include it yet. MikeBriggs 20:31, 23 April 2006 (UTC)