Great Expectations. Poster of the 1981 TV series and cover of the 1861 book
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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens, 1861
TV series vs book
Julian Amyes, 1981

A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella.


The Keep. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the 1981 book
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The Keep
F. Paul Wilson, 1981
movie vs book
Michael Mann, 1983

Ahead of the invasion of Russia, a German battalion sets up a crucial outpost within an ancient Romanian castle. However, the soldiers’ concerns extend beyond the imminent arrival of Soviet forces. Unwittingly disturbing ancient runes within the stronghold, they unleash a formidable and seemingly unstoppable mystical force that becomes a source of terror.