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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Ethel Griffies, ranked

Ethel Griffies appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as The Birds or Time to Kill.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Ethel Griffies 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.
The Birds. Poster of the 1963 movie and cover of the 1952 book
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The Birds
Daphne du Maurier, 1952
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The Birds
Alfred Hitchcock, 1963

In the early 1960s, at a San Francisco pet store, socialite Melanie Daniels meets lawyer Mitch Brenner who is looking to buy lovebirds for his sister Cathy’s 11th birthday. To make amends, and finding him attractive, Melanie buys the lovebirds and delivers them to Mitch’s apartment, only to learn he is away for the weekend at his family’s farm in Bodega Bay.

Time to Kill. Poster of the 1942 movie and cover of the 1942 book, The High Window
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The High Window
Raymond Chandler, 1942
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Time to Kill
Herbert I. Leeds, 1942

A priceless antique coin was taken from its owner by her son, who then used it to settle a blackmailer, thus the owner hires a private investigator to find it. In no time at all, the private eye is enmeshed in fights, additional blackmail, hysterical ladies, and murder.