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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Philip Ober, ranked

Philip Ober appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as From Here to Eternity or The Mating Game.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Philip Ober 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.
From Here to Eternity. Poster of the 1953 movie and cover of the 1951 book
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From Here to Eternity
James Jones, 1951
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From Here to Eternity
Fred Zinnemann, 1953

In 1941, bugler and career soldier Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt transfers to a rifle company at Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. Because Prewitt was also a boxer, Captain Dana Holmes wants him on his regimental team. Warden successfully suggests doubling Prewitt’s company punishment as an alternative.

The Mating Game. Poster of the 1959 movie and cover of the 1958 book, The Darling Buds of May
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The Darling Buds of May
H.E. Bates, 1958
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The Mating Game
George Marshall, 1959

Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins’ farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn’t paid his back taxes. Charlton has to stay for a day to try to estimate the income from the farm, but it isn’t easy to calculate when the farmer has such a lovely daughter.