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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Esmond Knight, ranked
Esmond Knight appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Hamlet or The Inheritance.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Esmond Knight appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Hamlet
William Shakespeare, 1603
movie vs book
Laurence Olivier, 1948
The action begins on the battlements of Elsinore where a sentry, Francisco, is relieved of his watch by another sentry, Bernardo, who, with yet another sentry, Marcellus, has twice previously seen the Ghost of King Hamlet. Marcellus then arrives with the skeptical Horatio, Prince Hamlet’s friend. Suddenly, all three see the Ghost, and Horatio demands that the ghost speak. The ghost vanishes then, without a word.
Uncle Silas
J. Sheridan Le Fanu, 1864
movie vs book
Charles Frank, 1947
After her father’s demise, a young British heiress moves in with her financially struggling guardian uncle. Little does she know, he devises a plot to kill her in order to inherit her substantial wealth.