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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by David Swift

David Swift is known for adapting Lottie and Lisa, the book by Erich Kästner published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
War & Peace. Poster of the 1972 TV series and cover of the 1865 book, War and Peace
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy, 1865
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War & Peace
John Davies, 1972-1973

The tumultuous interactions between Napoleon and Russia, notably his disastrous 1812 invasion, provide the backdrop for the intricately entwined personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.

The Parent Trap. Poster of the 1961 movie and cover of the 1949 book, Lottie and Lisa
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Lottie and Lisa
Erich Kästner, 1949
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The Parent Trap
David Swift, 1961

Identical twins Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers meet at Miss Inch’s Summer Camp for Girls, unaware that they are sisters. Their identical appearance initially creates rivalry, and they pull pranks on each other. After discovering that they both come from single-parent homes, they soon realize they are twin sisters and that their parents, divorced shortly after their birth, with each parent having custody of one of them.