The Famous Five
James Gatward, Peter Duffell, Sidney Hayers, 1978-1979
Five on a Treasure Island
Enid Blyton, 1942
The Famous Five is a TV series directed by James Gatward, Peter Duffell and Sidney Hayers in 1978 and based on the book series of the same name by Enid Blyton, which first book was published in 1942. The TV series features Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jennifer Thanisch, Michele Galagher, Toddy, Michael Hinz, and others.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1978
Minutes
25
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
TV Series
The Famous Five
Director: James Gatward, Peter Duffell, Sidney Hayers
Country: UK
Year: 1978-1979
Length: 25m
Year
1942
Pages
256
Book Rate
8.22
S: Goodreads
Book
Five on a Treasure Island
Author: Enid Blyton
Country: UK
First published in: 1942
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Famous Five
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by Michael Kerrigan, Andrew Morgan, Tony Kysh, Tim Leandro, John Gorrie
TV Series by Nicolas Winding Refn
User polls & recommendations
“It's a difficult thing when you make a film of a book. You have two hours to tell the story, and it's never going to be enough.”
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (Actress)
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