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THE GREAT GATSBY, from left: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, 1974
THE GREAT GATSBY, from top: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, 2013, ©Warner Bros. Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

Movies

From the page to the screen

If Americans love it in a book, thoughts are they'll likely want to see it in the theaters. From "Gone With the Wind" and "The Great Gatsby" to "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games," here's a look at some of the works that have made the leap to cinema.

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THE GREAT GATSBY, from left: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, 1974
THE GREAT GATSBY, from top: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, 2013, ©Warner Bros. Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

'Great Gatsby'

THE GREAT GATSBY, from left: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, 1974 THE GREAT GATSBY, from top: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, 2013, ©Warner Bros. Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
GOLDFINGER, Sean Connery, portrait, 1964

James Bond

GOLDFINGER, Sean Connery, portrait, 1964
GONE WITH THE WIND, (from left): Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, 1939

'Gone With the Wind'

GONE WITH THE WIND, (from left): Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, 1939
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

'Harry Potter'

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Twilight (2008)

'Twilight'

Twilight (2008)
LIFE OF PI, Suraj Sharma, 2012. TM and ©Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved./Courtesy Everett Collection

'Life of Pi'

LIFE OF PI, Suraj Sharma, 2012. TM and ©Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved./Courtesy Everett Collection
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, 1976

'All the President's Men'

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, 1976
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Elijah Wood, 2001

'Lord of the Rings'

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Elijah Wood, 2001
Jennifer Lawrence stars as 'Katniss Everdeen' in THE HUNGER GAMES.

'The Hunger Games'

Jennifer Lawrence stars as 'Katniss Everdeen' in THE HUNGER GAMES.
THE SHINING, Jack Nicholson, 1980

'The Shining'

THE SHINING, Jack Nicholson, 1980
THE DA VINCI CODE, Audrey Tautou, Tom Hanks, 2006, (c) Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection

'Da Vinci Code'

THE DA VINCI CODE, Audrey Tautou, Tom Hanks, 2006, (c) Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection
FIRM, THE, Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, 1993

'The Firm'

FIRM, THE, Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, 1993
JAWS, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, 1975

'Jaws'

JAWS, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, 1975
JURASSIC PARK, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, with triceratops, 1993, (c)MCA/courtesy Everett Collection

'Jurassic Park'

JURASSIC PARK, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, with triceratops, 1993, (c)MCA/courtesy Everett Collection
Jagd auf \"Roter Oktober\" (The Hunt For Red October; USA 1990, Regie: John McTiernan) Sean Connery / Marine-Offizier, U-Boot-Kommandant an Funksprechger t, Unterseeboot, submarine /------WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell mit Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzung nur nach Absprache. ------IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/TV programme.  Picture Alliance\Everett Collection

'Hunt for Red October'

Jagd auf \"Roter Oktober\" (The Hunt For Red October; USA 1990, Regie: John McTiernan) Sean Connery / Marine-Offizier, U-Boot-Kommandant an Funksprechger t, Unterseeboot, submarine /------WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell mit Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzung nur nach Absprache. ------IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/TV programme. Picture Alliance\Everett Collection
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THE BOURNE IDENTITY, Matt Damon, 2002, © Universal/courtesy Everett Collection

'The Bourne Identity'

THE BOURNE IDENTITY, Matt Damon, 2002, © Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO''S NEST, Louise Fletcher, Jack Nicholson, 1975

'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO''S NEST, Louise Fletcher, Jack Nicholson, 1975
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