List of films based on sports books

On occasion, sports books have been used as source material for film adaptations. Popular sports in the United States such as baseball and American football have been adapted to film. Books about sports such as boxing, bullfighting, cockfighting, football, hockey, hunting have also been adapted.

Baseball

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Death on the Diamond1934Edward SedgwickUSADeath on the Diamond: A Baseball Mystery StoryCortland Fitzsimmons1934Novel
The Babe Ruth Story1948Roy Del RuthUSAThe Babe Ruth StoryBob Considine & Babe Ruth1948Autobiography
Bang the Drum Slowly *1956?USABang the Drum SlowlyMark Harris1956Novel
Fear Strikes Out1957Robert MulliganUSAFear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall StoryJimmy Piersall & Albert S. Hirshberg1955Autobiography
Bang the Drum Slowly1973John D. HancockUSABang the Drum SlowlyMark Harris1956Novel
It's Good to Be Alive1974Michael LandonUSAIt's Good to Be AliveRoy Campanella1960Autobiography
The Natural1984Barry LevinsonUSAThe NaturalBernard Malamud1952Novel
Long Gone1987Martin DavidsonUSALong Gone (novel)Paul Hemphill1979Novel
Eight Men Out1988John SaylesUSA8 Men OutEliot Asinof1963Non-fiction
Field of Dreams1989Phil Alden RobinsonUSAShoeless JoeW.P. Kinsella1982Novel
Cobb1994Ron SheltonUSACobb: A BiographyAl Stump1994Non-fiction
The Fan1996Tony ScottUSAThe FanPeter Abrahams1995Novel
For Love of the Game1999Sam RaimiUSAFor Love of the GameMichael Shaara1991Novel
American Pastime2007Desmond NakanoUSAThrough a Diamond: 100 Years of Japanese American Baseball (uncredited)Kerry Yo Nakagawa[1] (uncredited)2002Non-fiction
Moneyball2011Bennett MillerUSAMoneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair GameMichael Lewis2003Non-fiction
  • * television film.

Comedies

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Rhubarb1951Arthur LubinUSARhubarbH. Allen Smith1946Novel
Fever Pitch2005Farrelly BrothersUSAFever Pitch[2]Nick Hornby1992Memoir

Basketball

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Glory Road2006James GartnerUSAGlory RoadDon Haskins2005Autobiography
  • * television film.

Bodybuilding

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Stay Hungry1976Bob RafelsonUSAStay HungryCharles Gaines1972Novel

Boxing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
City for Conquest1940Anatole Litvak & Jean Negulesco (uncredited)USACity for ConquestAben Kandel1936Novel
Gentleman Jim1942Raoul WalshUSAThe Roar of the CrowdJames J. Corbett1894Autobiography
Fat City1972John HustonUSAFat CityLeonard Gardner1969Novel
Mandingo1975Richard FleischerUSAMandingoKyle Onstott1957Novel
Raging Bull[3]1980Martin ScorseseUSARaging Bull: My StoryJake LaMotta & Joseph Carter1970Autobiography
The Hurricane1999Norman JewisonUSAThe 16th RoundRubin "Hurricane" Carter199?Non-fiction

Bullfighting

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Ferdinand the Bull1938Dick RickardUSAThe Story of FerdinandMunro Leaf1936Children's Book
Sangre y arena1917Ricardo de Baños & Vicente Blasco IbáñezSpainSangre y arenaVicente Blasco Ibáñez1909Novel
Blood and Sand1922Fred NibloUSASangre y arenaVicente Blasco Ibáñez1909Novel

Running of the Bulls

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Sun Also Rises1957Henry KingUSAThe Sun Also RisesErnest Hemingway[4]1926Novel

Buzkashi

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Devil's Pass La Passe du diable1958Jacques Dupont & Pierre SchoendoerfferItaly, France, SpainTémoin parmi les hommes: Le Jeu du RoiJoseph Kessel1956?
The Horsemen1971John FrankenheimerUSALes CavaliersJoseph Kessel1967Novel
Caravans1978James FargoUSA & IranCaravansJames Michener1962Novel

Car racing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Last American Hero1973Lamont JohnsonUSA"The Last American Hero" from The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline BabyTom Wolfe1965Article
Bobby Deerfield1977Sydney PollackUSAHeaven Has No FavoritesErich Maria Remarque1959Novel
Blink of an Eye2019Paul TaubliebUSAIn the Blink of an EyeMichael Waltrip with Ellis Henican2011Autobiography

Comedies

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Love Bug1968Robert StevensonUSACar, Boy, GirlGordon Buford1961Novel
Stroker Ace1983Hal NeedhamUSAStand On ItWilliam Neely & Robert K. Ottum1971Novel

Cockfighting

(Popular and legal in Mexico)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Cockfighter1974Monte HellmanUSACockfighterCharles Willeford[5]1962/1972Novel

Cycling

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Program2015Stephen FrearsUK, FranceSeven Deadly SinsDavid Walsh2012Non-fiction

Diving

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story *1997Steven Hilliard SternUSABreaking the SurfaceGreg Louganis & Eric Marcus1996Autobiography
  • * television film.

Falconry

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Kes1969Ken LoachUKA Kestrel for a KnaveBarry Hines1968Novel
The Falcons Magasiskola1970István GaálHungaryMagasiskolaMiklós Mészöly1967Novel
The Hawk Is Dying2006Julian GoldbergerUSAThe Hawk Is DyingHarry Crews1973Novel

Fencing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Last Days of Patton ♠ *1986Delbert MannUSAThe Last Days of PattonLadislas Farago1981Non-fiction
The Fencing Master El maestro de esgrima1992Pedro OleaSpainThe Fencing MasterArturo Pérez-Reverte1988Novel
  • ♠ Gen. George Patton relaxes in occupied Bavaria with fencing and horseback riding.
  • * television film.

Fishing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
A River Runs Through It1992Robert RedfordUSAA River Runs Through It and Other Stories[6]Norman Maclean1976Novella
The Old Man and the Sea1958John SturgesUSAThe Old Man and the Sea[7]Ernest Hemingway[4]1952Novella
The Old Man and the Sea *1990Jud TaylorUKThe Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway1952Novella
The Old Man and the Sea Старик и море1999Aleksandr PetrovCanada, Russia, JapanThe Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway1952Novella
  • * television film.

Football/soccer

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery1939Thorold DickinsonUKThe Arsenal Stadium MysteryLeonard R. Gribble1939[8]Novel
Yesterday's Hero1979Neil LeiferUK?Jackie Collins197?Novel
Fever Pitch1997David EvansUKFever Pitch[2]Nick Hornby1992Memoir
The Game of Their Lives2005David AnspaughUSAThe Game of Their LivesGeoffrey Douglas1996[9]Non-fiction
The Damned United2009Tom HooperUKThe Damned UtdDavid Peace2006Novel
One Night in Turin2010James ErskineUKAll Played Out: The Full Story of Italia '90Pete Davies2006Non-fiction

Football, American

Professional, college, high school

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateTypeTVDateCountry
Navy Blue and Gold1937Sam WoodUSANavy Blue and GoldGeorge Bruce1937?Novel---
Jim Thorpe – All-American1951Michael CurtizUSA?Jim Thorpe19??Autobiography---
Brian's Song1971Buzz KulikUSAI Am ThirdGale Sayers & Al Silverman1970AutobiographyBrian's Song2001USA
North Dallas Forty1979Ted KotcheffUSANorth Dallas FortyPeter Gent1973Novel---
Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story1980Robert LiebermanUSAFighting Back: The Rocky Bleier StoryRocky Bleier1975Autobiography---
Everybody's All-American1988Taylor HackfordUSAEverybody's All-AmericanFrank Deford1981Novel---
Any Given Sunday1999Oliver StoneUSAOn Any Given Sunday[10] (uncredited)Pat Toomay (uncredited)1984Novel---
Monday Night Mayhem2002Ernest R. DickersonUSAMonday Night Mayhem: The Inside Story of ABC's Monday Night FootballBill Carter & Marc Gunther1988Non-fiction---
The Junction Boys *2002Mike RobeUSAThe Junction BoysJim Dent2001Non-fiction---
Friday Night Lights2004Peter BergUSAFriday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a DreamH. G. Bissinger1990Non-fictionFriday Night Lights2006USA
Code Breakers *2005Rod HolcombUSAA Return to Glory: the Untold Story of Honor, Dishonor, and Triumph at the United States Military Academy, 1950-53Bill McWilliams2000[9]Non-fiction---
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story2008Gary FlederUSAErnie Davis, the Elmira Express: the Story of a Heisman Trophy WinnerRobert C. Gallagher1983[9]Biography---
The Blind Side2009John Lee HancockUSAThe Blind Side: Evolution of a GameMichael Lewis2006Non-fiction---
Radio2003Mike TollinUSA"Someone to Lean On"Gary Smith1996Article---
  • * television film.

Comedies

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Horse Feathers1932Norman Z. McLeodUSAFun in Hi SkuleMarx Brothers1920sVaudeville
The Gladiator1938Edward SedgwickUSAGladiatorPhilip Wylie1930Novel
Paper Lion1968Alex MarchUSAPaper LionGeorge Plimpton1966Memoir
Semi-Tough1977Michael RitchieUSASemi-ToughDan Jenkins1972Novel

Off the field

(Terrorism became a regular part of news reports in the early 1970s, and this theme was extended to popular fiction.)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Two-Minute Warning1976Larry PeerceUSATwo-Minute WarningGeorge La Fountaine, Sr.197?Novel
Black Sunday1977John FrankenheimerUSABlack SundayThomas Harris1975Novel

Football, Australian

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Great Macarthy1975David BakerAustraliaA Salute to the Great MacarthyBarry Oakley1970Novel
Australian Rules2002Paul GoldmanAustraliaDeadly, Unna?Phillip Gwynne1998Novel

Football, Canadian

Professional and university

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Man Who Lost Himself * aka The Stranger I Married2005Helen ShaverCanadaThe Man Who Lost Himself: The Terry Evanshen StoryJune Callwood2000Non-fiction
  • * television film.

Golf

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Dead Solid Perfect *1988Bobby RothUSADead Solid PerfectDan Jenkins1974Novel
The Legend of Bagger Vance2000Robert RedfordUSAThe Legend of Bagger VanceSteven Pressfield1995Novel
A Gentleman's Game2002J. Mills GoodloeUSAA Gentleman's GameTom Coyne2001Novel
The Greatest Game Ever Played2005Bill PaxtonUSAThe Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern GolfMark Frost2002Non-fiction
Tommy's Honour2016Jason ConneryUK/USATommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and SonKevin Cook2007Non-fiction
  • * television film.

Gymnastics

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Peaceful Warrior2006Victor SalvaUSAWay of the Peaceful WarriorDan Millman1980Novel/ Memoir

Ice hockey

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Face-Off1971George McCowanCanadaFace-OffScott Young & George Robertson1971[11]¤Novel
Net Worth *1995Jerry CiccorittiCanadaNet Worth: Exploding the Myth of Pro HockeyDavid Cruise & Alison Griffiths1991[11]Non-fiction
Breakfast with Scot2007Laurie LyndCanadaBreakfast with ScotMichael Downing1999[11]Novel
Indian Horse2017Stephen CampanelliCanadaIndian HorseRichard Wagamese2012Novel
  • * television film.

Horse racing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
National Velvet[12]1944Clarence BrownUSANational VelvetEnid Bagnold1935Novel
Dead Cert1974Tony RichardsonUKDead CertDick Francis1962Novel
International Velvet1978Bryan ForbesUSANational VelvetEnid Bagnold1935Novel
Champions1983John IrvinUKChampion's StoryBob Champion & Jonathan Powell197?Autobiography
Let It Ride1989Joe PytkaUSAGood VibesJay Cronley1979Novel
Seabiscuit2003Gary RossUSASeabiscuit: An American Legend[13]Laura Hillenbrand2001Non-fiction
Secretariat2010Randall WallaceUSASecretariat: The Making of a Champion (uncredited)William Nack1975Non-fiction

Comedies

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Francis Goes to the Races1951Arthur LubinUSAFrancis (characters)David Stern1946[9]Novel

Overland

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Hidalgo2004Joe JohnstonUSA?Frank Hopkins1891Memoir (discredited)

Hot air ballooning

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Five Weeks in a Balloon1962Irwin AllenUSAFive Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three EnglishmenJules Verne1863Novel
Flight of the Eagle Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd1982Jan TroellSweden, West Germany, NorwayIngenjör Andrées luftfärdPer Olof Sundman1967Novel

Hunting

Fox hunting

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Voice of Bugle Ann1936Richard ThorpeUSAThe Voice of Bugle AnnMacKinlay Kantor193?Novel
The Fox and the Hound1981Ted Berman & Richard RichUSAThe Fox and the HoundDaniel P. Mannix1967Novel

Game

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Last Hunt1956Richard BrooksUSAThe Last HuntMilton Lott1954Novel
Shalako1968Edward DmytrykUSAShalakoLouis L'Amour1962Novel
White Hunter Black Heart1990Clint EastwoodUSAWhite Hunter Black HeartPeter Viertel1953Novel

Game birds

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Shooting Party1985Alan BridgesUKThe Shooting Party[14]Isabel Colegate1980Novel
My Father's Glory1990Yves RobertFranceLa Gloire de mon père & Le Temps des secretsMarcel Pagnol1957 & 1959Novels/Memoirs
La HorseLa Horse1970Pierre Granier-DeferreFranceLa HorseMichel Lambesc196?Novel
  • ♠ A duck-hunting grandfather (Jean Gabin) takes on a gang of drug traffickers.[15]

Hiking

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Wild2014Jean-Marc ValléeUSAWild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailCheryl Strayed2012Memoir

Hurling

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Rooney1956George PollockUKRooneyCatherine Cookson1957Novel

Jai alai

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Spanish Gardener1956Philip LeacockUKThe Spanish GardenerA. J. Cronin1950Novel

Kite flying

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Kite Runner2007Marc ForsterUSAThe Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini2003Novel

Lacrosse

(Lacrosse is the official national (summer) sport of Canada)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story2008Gary FlederUSAErnie Davis, the Elmira Express: the Story of a Heisman Trophy WinnerRobert C. Gallagher1983[9]Non-fiction

Marathon

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Marathon Runner Der Läufer von Marathon1933Ewald André DupontNazi GermanyDer Läufer von Marathon : Ein SportromanWerner Scheff1928[16]Novel
Stockholm Marathon1994Peter KeglevicSweden & GermanyThe TerroristsSjöwall and Wahlöö1975Novel

Marathon dancing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?1969Sydney PollackUSAThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?Horace McCoy1935Novel

Motorcycle racing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Last Hero 1982 Haruki Kadokawa Japan The Last Hero Haruhiko Ôyabu 1968 Novel

Mountaineering

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Struggle for the Matterhorn1928Mario Bonnard & Nunzio MalasommaGermany & SwitzerlandKampf ums MatterhornCarl Haensel1928Novel
The Mountain Calls1938Luis TrenkerNazi GermanyKampf ums MatterhornCarl Haensel1928Novel
High Conquest1947Irving AllenUSAHigh ConquestJames Ramsey Ullman194?Novel
The White Tower1950Ted TetzlaffUSAThe White TowerJames Ramsey Ullman1945Novel
The Mountain1956Edward DmytrykUSALa Neige en deuilHenri Troyat1952Novel
Third Man on the Mountain1959Ken AnnakinUSABanner in the Sky[17]James Ramsey Ullman1955Novel
K21992Franc RoddamUSAK2Patrick Meyers, Scott Roberts1990Novel/ Memoir
The Ascent1994Donald ShebibCanada & USANo Picnic on Mount Kenya: The Story of Three P.O.W.s' Escape to AdventureFelice Benuzzi1948Memoir
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest *1997Robert MarkowitzUSA & Czech RepublicInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterJon Krakauer1997Memoir/ Non-fiction
Vertical Limit2000Martin CampbellUSAVertical LimitRobert King, Terry Hayes2000Non-fiction
Everest '82 * aka Everest2008Graeme CampbellCanadaCanadians on Everest: The Courageous Expedition of 1982Bruce Patterson1990[11]Non-fiction
  • * television film.

Polo

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Once Before I Die1966John DerekUSAQuit for the NextLt. Anthony March1945Novel
  • ♠ Polo-playing US cavalrymen resist Japanese invasion.

Roller derby

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Whip It2009Drew BarrymoreUSADerby GirlShauna Cross2007Novel

Rowing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
True Blue1996Ferdinand FairfaxUKTrue Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny[18]Daniel Topolski & Patrick Robinson1989Memoir/ Non-fiction
The Company ♠ *2007Mikael SalomonUSAThe Company: A Novel of the CIARobert Littell2002Novel
Three Men in a Boat1956Ken AnnakinUKThree Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)Jerome K. Jerome1889Novel
Three Men in a Boat *1975Stephen FrearsUKThree Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)Jerome K. Jerome1889Novel
  • ♠ Two rowers are recruited by the CIA, and the sport follows the agents through their lives.
  • * television film.

Rugby league

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
This Sporting Life1963Lindsay AndersonUKThis Sporting LifeDavid Storey1960Novel

Rugby union

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Invictus2009Clint EastwoodUSAPlaying the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a NationJohn Carlin2008Non-fiction

Off the field

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Supervivientes de los Andes1976René Cardona jr.MexicoSurviveClay Blair1973Non-fiction
Alive1993Frank MarshallUSAAlive: The Story of the Andes SurvivorsPiers Paul Read1974Non-fiction

Sailing

(Yachting)

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Deep (unfinished)1970Orson WellesUSADead CalmCharles F. Williams1963Novel
Dead Calm1989Phillip NoyceAustraliaDead CalmCharles F. Williams1963Novel
White Squall1996Ridley ScottUSAThe Last Voyage of the AlbatrossChuck Gieg & Felix Sutton1962[9]Non-fiction
Two Came Back *1997Dick LowryUSAAlbatrossDeborah Scaling-Kiley & Meg Noonan199?Novel?/ Memoir
Mutiny1925F. Martin ThorntonUK?Ben Bolt192?Novel
  • ♠ No plot is currently available for this yachting film.
  • * television film.

Scuba diving and snorkelling

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Deep1977Peter YatesUSAThe DeepPeter Benchley1976Novel

Skating

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Thin Ice1937Sidney LanfieldUSAThin Ice (?)Attila Orbók Orbók Attila193?Novel

Skiing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Downhill Racer1969Michael RitchieUSAThe Downhill RacersOakley Hall1963Novel
The Other Side of the Mountain1975Larry PeerceUSAA Long Way Up: the Story of Jill KinmontE.G. Valens1966[9]Non-fiction
Crazy Canucks *2004Randy BradshawCanadaWhite Circus[19] (uncredited)Ken Read & Matthew Fisher (uncredited)1987Novel
  • * television film.

Skydiving

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Gypsy Moths1969John FrankenheimerUSAThe Gypsy Moths, A FableJames Drought1955Novel

Stunt driving

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
My House in Umbria ♠ *2003Richard LoncraineUK & ItalyMy House in UmbriaWilliam Trevor1991Novella
  • ♠ The film includes flashbacks of the Wall of Death.
  • * television film.

Surfing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Gidget1959Paul WendkosUSAGidget, The Little Girl With Big IdeasFrederick Kohner1957Novel
Blue Crush2002John StockwellUSA & Germany"Surf Girls of Maui"Susan Orlean200?Article
Soul Surfer2010Sean McNamaraUSASoul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the BoardBethany Hamilton2004Autobiography

Swimming

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Swimming Upstream2003Russell MulcahyAustraliaSwimming UpstreamAnthony Fingleton?Autobiography

Tennis

Real tennis

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Seven Percent Solution1976Herbert RossUK & USAThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.Nicholas Meyer1974Novel

Track and field

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Blackbeard's Ghost1968Robert StevensonUSABlackbeard's GhostBen Stahl1965Novel

Wrestling

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
The Gladiator1938Edward SedgwickUSAGladiatorPhilip Wylie1930Novel

Historical sports

Chariot racing

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Quo Vadis1951Mervyn LeRoyUSAQuo VadisHenryk Sienkiewicz[21]1895Novel
Ben-Hur1907Sidney OlcottUSABen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristLew Wallace1880Novel
Ben-Hur[22]1925Fred NibloUSABen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristLew Wallace1880Novel
Ben-Hur[23]1959William WylerUSABen-Hur: A Tale of the ChristLew Wallace1880Novel
  • ♠ A chase, rather than a race.

Gladiatorial combat

FilmDateDirectorCountrySource workAuthorDateType
Spartaco1913Giovanni Enrico VidaliItalySpartacoRaffaello Giovagnoli1873Novel
Spartacus1960Stanley KubrickUSASpartacusHoward Fast[24]1951Novel
The Sword in the Stone1963Wolfgang ReithermanUSAThe Sword in the StoneT. H. White1938/1958Novel
Spartacus (television miniseries)2004USA

See also

Pages with the same format

Bibliography

  • Lavington, Stephen. Virgin Film: Oliver Stone, Virgin Books, London, 2004.
  • (fr) Julien Camy and Gérard Camy, Sport&Cinéma, ed. Du Bailli de Suffren, 2016, (1200 films, 60 sports, 80 interviews)

References

  1. Nakagawa is credited as associate producer and actor, rather than author.
  2. Recipient of the William Hill Award in 1992.
  3. Inducted into the US National Film Registry in 1990.
  4. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
  5. In 1989, Willeford published Cockfighter Journal: The Story of a Shooting about the making of Cockfighter.
  6. Recommended for the Pulitzer Prize in 1977, but the award was overturned.
  7. Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1953.
  8. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the British Library. Source: British Library Integrated Catalogue.
  9. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the US Library of Congress. Source: Library of Congress Online Catalog.
  10. Source: Lavington (q.v.), p. 256.
  11. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of Library and Archives Canada. Source: Library Search.
  12. Inducted into the US National Film Registry in 2003.
  13. Recipient of the William Hill Award in 2001.
  14. Recipient of the WH Smith Literary Award in 1981.
  15. Source: plot description and still photos from VHS box.
  16. Publication details for this title have been confirmed by the catalogue of the German National Library. Source: Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  17. Recipient of a Newbery Honor for 1955.
  18. Recipient of the William Hill Award in 1989.
  19. Source: Wikipedia article on Ken Read.
  20. Source: Wikipedia article on The Seven Percent Solution.
  21. Sienkiewicz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905.
  22. Inducted into the US National Film Registry in 1997.
  23. Inducted into the US National Film Registry in 2004.
  24. Fast was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1953.
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