 Some novels were filmed more than once, such as "Brighton Rock" in 1947 and 2011, "The End of the Affair" in 1955 and 1999, and "The Quiet American" in 1958 and 2002.The 1936 thriller "A Gun for Sale" was filmed at least five times under different titles.Greene received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay for the 1948 Carol Reed film "The Fallen Idol", adapted from his own short story "The Basement Room".