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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Joseph Schildkraut, ranked

Joseph Schildkraut appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as The Shop Around the Corner or Marie Antoinette.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 4 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Joseph Schildkraut 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 Shop Around the Corner. Poster of the 1940 movie and cover of the 1937 book, Parfumerie
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Parfumerie
Miklós László, 1937
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The Shop Around the Corner
Ernst Lubitsch, 1940

Alfred Kralik is the top salesman at a leathergoods shop in Budapest owned by the high-strung Mr. Hugo Matuschek. One morning, Kralik reveals to his friend and coworker Pirovitch that he’s been corresponding anonymously with an intelligent and cultured woman whose ad he came across in the newspaper.

Marie Antoinette. Poster of the 1938 movie and cover of the 1932 book, Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
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Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
Stefan Zweig, 1932
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Marie Antoinette
W.S. Van Dyke, Julien Duvivier, 1938

In 1769 Vienna, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria tells her daughter Maria Antonia she is to marry the Dauphin Louis-Auguste. On her second wedding anniversary, Madame du Barry, King Louis XV’s mistress, gifts Marie with an empty cradle and a poem critical of her inability to produce an heir.

The Diary of Anne Frank. Poster of the 1959 movie and cover of the 1947 book, The Diary of a Young Girl
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The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, 1947
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The Diary of Anne Frank
George Stevens, 1959

In Nazi-occupied Holland in World War II, shopkeeper Kraler hides two Jewish families in his attic. Young Anne Frank keeps a diary of everyday life for the Franks and the Van Daans, chronicling the Nazi threat as well as family dynamics. A romance with Peter Van Daan causes jealousy between Anne and her sister, Margot.

The Diary of Anne Frank. Poster of the 1959 movie and cover of the 1955 book
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The Diary of Anne Frank
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, 1955
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The Diary of Anne Frank
George Stevens, 1959

In Nazi-occupied Holland in World War II, shopkeeper Kraler hides two Jewish families in his attic. Young Anne Frank keeps a diary of everyday life for the Franks and the Van Daans, chronicling the Nazi threat as well as family dynamics. A romance with Peter Van Daan causes jealousy between Anne and her sister, Margot.