Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Poster of the 1964 movie and cover of the 1958 book, Red Alert
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Red Alert
Peter Bryant, 1958
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Stanley Kubrick, 1964

United States Air Force Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper is commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, which houses the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 843rd Bomb Wing, flying B-52 bombers armed with hydrogen bombs.


Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Poster of the 1964 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Dr. Strangelove, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Peter George, 1999
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Stanley Kubrick, 1964

United States Air Force Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper is commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, which houses the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 843rd Bomb Wing, flying B-52 bombers armed with hydrogen bombs.


Anatomy of a Murder. Poster of the 1959 movie and cover of the 1958 book
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Anatomy of a Murder
Robert Traver (John D. Voelker), 1958
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Otto Preminger, 1959

In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, small-town lawyer Paul Biegler, a former district attorney who lost his re-election bid, spends most of his time fishing, playing the piano, and hanging out with his friends. One day, Biegler is contacted by Laura Manion, to defend her husband US Army Lieutenant Frederick Manny Manion, who has been arrested for the murder of innkeeper Bernard Barney Quill.


The Hustler. Poster of the 1961 movie and cover of the 1959 book
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The Hustler
Walter Tevis, 1959
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Robert Rossen, 1961

Small-time pool hustler Fast” Eddie Felson travels cross-country with his partner Charlie to challenge the legendary player Minnesota Fats. Eddie gets ahead $11,000 and Charlie tries to convince him to quit, but Eddie insists the game will end only when Fats says it is over.


Patton. Poster of the 1970 movie and cover of the 1963 book, Patton: Ordeal and Triumph
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Patton: Ordeal and Triumph
Ladislas Farago, 1963
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Franklin J. Schaffner, 1970

General George S. Patton addresses an unseen audience of American troops to raise their morale, focusing in particular on the value placed on winning by American society. Patton is bitterly disappointed to learn that Erwin Rommel, commander of the German-Italian Panzer Army, was on medical leave, but Codman suggests that: If you’ve defeated Rommel’s plan, you’ve defeated Rommel.


A Christmas Carol. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the 1843 book
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Clive Donner, 1984

On Christmas Eve of 1843, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly London commodities trader, does not share the merriment of Christmas. Scrooge declines his nephew Fred Hollywell’s invitation for Christmas dinner and reluctantly accepts his loyal employee Bob Cratchit’s request to have Christmas off since there will be no business for Scrooge during the day.


The Exorcist III: Legion. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Legion
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Legion
William Peter Blatty, 1983
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William Peter Blatty, 1990

Director’s cut of The Exorcist III, which was thought to be lost. For over fifteen years, Police Lieutenant Kinderman has been haunted by the memory of his friend Father Damien Karras’s death. However, on the 15th anniversary of the exorcism that claimed the priest’s life, Kinderman’s world is once again shattered as a boy is discovered decapitated and brutally crucified. This gruesome discovery marks the start of a nightmarish series of bizarre religious murders.


The Rescuers Down Under. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1959 book, The Rescuers
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The Rescuers
Margery Sharp, 1959
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Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel, 1990

In the Australian Outback, a young boy named Cody rescues and befriends a rare golden eagle called Marahute, who shows him her nest and eggs. They go to find Orville the albatross, who aided them to rescue Penny previously in the original film, but instead meet his brother, Wilbur, whom they convince to fly them to Australia.


Oliver Twist. Poster of the 1982 movie and cover of the 1838 book
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens, 1838
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Clive Donner, 1982

Little Oliver Twist, already abused, starved, and overworked, is apprenticed to an undertaker and runs away to London after being bullied by an older apprentice. There, he is taken in by Fagin, a fence and thief-trainer, and his gang of pickpockets. He is befriended by Nancy, a good-hearted prostitute, and meets her lover, the brutal housebreaker Bill Sikes.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1970 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
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Delbert Mann, 1970

Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


The Exorcist III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Legion
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Legion
William Peter Blatty, 1983
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William Peter Blatty, 1990

For over fifteen years, Police Lieutenant Kinderman has been haunted by the memory of his friend Father Damien Karras’s death. However, on the 15th anniversary of the exorcism that claimed the priest’s life, Kinderman’s world is once again shattered as a boy is discovered decapitated and brutally crucified. This gruesome discovery marks the start of a nightmarish series of bizarre religious murders.


Firestarter. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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Firestarter
Stephen King, 1980
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Mark L. Lester, 1984

College students Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson participate in an experiment where they are given a dose of a low-grade hallucinogen called LOT-6. While the other participants suffer side-effects, the experiment gives Vicky and Andy telepathic abilities; Vicky can read minds and Andy can control others to do and believe what he wants, though the effort gives him nosebleeds, limiting this power.