I loved the book The Scarlet Pimpernel, and I would always recommend that one should read the book first because there is a "secret" which is not revealed until near the end of the book - and it is delightful to be surprised. However, the movie version (1982) revealed the secret right at the beginning, which at first seemed shocking (and WRONG) to me, but it really worked well in the movie, I must admit!
Favorite adaptation by far is the musical Oliver! Although that’s not a book to screen adaptation… for that, I think the movie Watchman was a great adaptation of the book.
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I loved the book The Scarlet Pimpernel, and I would always recommend that one should read the book first because there is a "secret" which is not revealed until near the end of the book - and it is delightful to be surprised. However, the movie version (1982) revealed the secret right at the beginning, which at first seemed shocking (and WRONG) to me, but it really worked well in the movie, I must admit!
Favorite adaptation by far is the musical Oliver! Although that’s not a book to screen adaptation… for that, I think the movie Watchman was a great adaptation of the book.