After my recent book spine post I was chatting with Silver Screenings in the comments secton and I thought why not do a film version of a story based on spine titles? This premise is a bit looser, with a western theme. I may have stayed away from Once Upon a Time in the West, but there’s still a revenge showdown, and one in which ends in a bit of a bloodbath.
The successful release of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a reminder that there are always hidden gems in the shorter form of the literary stratosphere. The six films below are previous Hollywood efforts adapted from short stories. How many of the six can you get?
(1950s)
(1950s)
(1950s)
(1970s)
(1970s)
(2000+)
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1. All About Eve (1950)
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
3. High Noon (1952)
4. Duel (1971)
5. Don’t Look Now (1973)
6. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
There’s an epic scale about a great western, with its endless horizons, strong characters and phenomenal stunts. See if you can guess the six films below. A high -five if you can get them all. Scroll carefully for answers below.
(1950s)
(2000 +)
(1940s)
(1950s)
(1950s)
(1960s)
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Alex Raphael 