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Year 1981

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Adaptations released in 1981 (67)

Poster for Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

1981 · from the book by Evelyn Waugh

Poster for Das Boot

Das Boot

September 17, 1981 · from the book by Lothar-Günther Buchheim

A Town Like Alice 1981

A Town Like Alice

July 12, 1981 · from the book by Nevil Shute

Poster for The Little Fox

The Little Fox

December 10, 1981 · from the book by István Fekete

The Marvelous Land of Oz 1981

The Marvelous Land of Oz

1981 · from the book by L. Frank Baum

Poster for Masada

Masada

1981 · from the book by Ernest K. Gann

Poster for Mephisto

Mephisto

1981 · from the book by Klaus Mann

Poster for Umrao Jaan

Umrao Jaan

1981 · from the book by Mirza Hadi Ruswa

Poster for Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1981 · from the book by Lewis Carroll

Poster for Swan Lake

Swan Lake

March 14, 1981 · based on “Swan Lake”

Poster for Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

1981 · from the book by D. H. Lawrence

East of Eden 1981

East of Eden

February 8, 1981 · from the book by John Steinbeck

Alice in the Land in the Other Side of the M... 1981

Alice in the Land in the Other Side of t...

1982 · from the book by Lewis Carroll

Poster for Christiane F.

Christiane F.

April 2, 1981 · from the book by Kai Hermann

Poster for Dog in Boots

Dog in Boots

1981 · from the book by Alexandre Dumas

The True Story of Ah Q 1981

The True Story of Ah Q

1981 · from the book by Lu Xun

Poster for Quest for Fire

Quest for Fire

1981 · based on “The Quest for Fire”

Poster for Story of an Unknown Man

Story of an Unknown Man

1981 · from the book by Anton Chekhov

Poster for Coup de Torchon

Coup de Torchon

1981 · from the book by Jim Thompson

Poster for Ragtime

Ragtime

1981 · from the book by E. L. Doctorow

Poster for Excalibur

Excalibur

April 10, 1981 · from the book by Thomas Malory

Poster for The Chosen

The Chosen

1981 · from the book by Chaim Potok

Poster for The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound

July 10, 1981 · from the book by Daniel P. Mannix

Poster for Jarinko Chie

Jarinko Chie

1981 · from the book by Etsumi Haruki

Books first published in 1981 (38)

Cover of Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Windo...

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi · 1981

Cover of Evil Angels

Evil Angels

Pascal Bruckner · 1981

Cover of The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

Vito Russo · 1981

Cover of The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast

Paul Theroux · 1981

Cover of Sharpe's Gold

Sharpe's Gold

Bernard Cornwell · 1981

Cover of Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic

William Gibson · 1981

Cover of The Wave

The Wave

Todd Strasser · 1981

Cover of The Hotel New Hampshire

The Hotel New Hampshire

John Irving · 1981

Cover of The Beast Within

The Beast Within

Edward Levy · 1981

Cover of Gorky Park

Gorky Park

Martin Cruz Smith · 1981

Cover of Jumanji

Jumanji

Chris Van Allsburg · 1981

Cover of Red Dragon

Red Dragon

Thomas Harris · 1981

All 38 books of 1981