The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Thomas Keneally, 1972
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Fred Schepisi, 1978

Jimmie Blacksmith, the son of an Aboriginal mother and a white father, is raised to adulthood by the Reverend Neville and his wife Martha, hoping their influence will civilize him and provide him with greater opportunities in early twentieth century Australia, but he falls victim to much racist abuse after marrying a white woman, and goes on a killing spree and finds himself on the run in the aftermath.


Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the 1963 book, The Seed and the Sower
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The Seed and the Sower
Laurens van der Post, 1963
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Nagisa Ôshima, 1983

In 1942, Major Jack Celliers is captured by Japanese soldiers and sent to a POW camp where he is overseen by Captain Yonoi. Celliers and Yonoi engage in a battle of wills, with Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence trying to mediate and build a relationship with Sergeant Hara, Yonoi’s second-in-command. The camp is characterized by strict discipline and a focus on the glory of Imperial Japan.


Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the 1970 book, The Night of the New Moon
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The Night of the New Moon
Laurens van der Post, 1970
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Nagisa Ôshima, 1983

In 1942, Major Jack Celliers is captured by Japanese soldiers and sent to a POW camp where he is overseen by Captain Yonoi. Celliers and Yonoi engage in a battle of wills, with Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence trying to mediate and build a relationship with Sergeant Hara, Yonoi’s second-in-command. The camp is characterized by strict discipline and a focus on the glory of Imperial Japan.


Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt, 1994
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Clint Eastwood, 1997

The alleged murder of Billy Hanson occurred in Williams’ study – the bottom left room in this photograph. John Kelso, a magazine reporter with one book — Before the Fall — to his name, finds himself in Savannah amid the beautiful architecture and odd doings to write a feature for Town & Country on one of Williams’ famous Christmas parties.


A Far Off Place. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1972 book, A Story Like the Wind
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A Story Like the Wind
Laurens van der Post, 1972
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Mikael Salomon, 1993

Two strangers find themselves on a perilous journey across the African desert, aided by a native bushman. They must rely on their wit and strength to survive the treacherous wilderness, which is filled with dangerous obstacles such as wild animals, poachers, and harsh weather conditions. Despite the challenges, they are determined to reach their destination.


A Far Off Place. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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A Far Off Place
Laurens van der Post, 1974
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Mikael Salomon, 1993

Two strangers find themselves on a perilous journey across the African desert, aided by a native bushman. They must rely on their wit and strength to survive the treacherous wilderness, which is filled with dangerous obstacles such as wild animals, poachers, and harsh weather conditions. Despite the challenges, they are determined to reach their destination.


Original Sin. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1947 book, Waltz into Darkness
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Waltz Into Darkness
Cornell Woolrich, 1947
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Michael Cristofer, 2001

Luis Vargas sends for American Julia Russell from Delaware to sail to his country Cuba to be his mail-order bride. Julia explains she wants more than a man who is only interested in a pretty face and that is why she has been deceptive—substituting a plain-looking woman’s photo in place of her own picture.


Broken Arrow. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Broken Arrow
Jeff Rovin, 1995
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John Woo, 1996

Major Vic Deak Deakins and Captain Riley Hale, pilots in the United States Air Force (USAF), are assigned to a secret exercise flying a stealth bomber with two B83 nuclear bombs over the western United States. Rhodes tries to disable the warhead but is killed by the only other search team survivor, Master Sergeant Kelly, who is serving as a mole for Deakins.


The Good German. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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The Good German
Joseph Kanon, 2001
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Steven Soderbergh, 2006

Jacob Jake Geismer, an American war correspondent for The New Republic, returns to Berlin during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers after World War II was over in Europe but before hostilities ended in Asia. Geismer becomes entwined in both the mystery of his murdered driver and the clandestine search by both Soviet and American forces for the missing German Emil Brandt.