Barry Hines helped adapt his novel for which 1969 drama film?
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Barry Hines Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL (30 June 1939 – 18 March 2016) was an English author who wrote several popular novels and television scripts. He is best known for the novel "A Kestrel for a Knave" (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach's film "Kes" (1969).
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Kes (film) Kes is a 1969 drama film directed by Ken Loach and produced by Tony Garnett. The film is based on the 1968 novel "A Kestrel for a Knave", written by the Barnsley-born author Barry Hines. The film is ranked seventh in the British Film Institute's Top Ten (British) Films and among the top ten in its list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14.
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Grey Gardens (2009 film) Grey Gardens is an HBO film about the lives of Edith Bouvier Beale/"Little Edie", played by Drew Barrymore, and her mother Edith Ewing Bouvier/"Big Edie", played by Jessica Lange. Co-stars include Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jacqueline Kennedy (Little Edie's cousin) and Ken Howard as Phelan Beale (Little Edie's father). The film, directed by Michael Sucsy and co-written by Sucsy and Patricia Rozema, flashes back and forth between various events and dates ranging from Little Edie as a young débutante in 1936 moving with her mother to their Grey Gardens estate through the filming and premiere of the actual 1975 documentary "Grey Gardens".
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The Woman in White (1966 TV series) The Woman in White is a British drama television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in six 25-minute-long episodes between 2 October and 6 November 1966. It was adapted from the 1859 novel "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins.
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a 1969 novel written by Jimmy Breslin. It is a "roman à clef" based on the life of Joey Gallo, and was adapted into a 1971 film of the same name directed by James Goldstone.
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Play It Again, Sam (play) Play It Again, Sam is a 1969 Broadway play written by and starring Woody Allen. A substantial hit, it ran for more than a year and helped build Allen's reputation as a performer who could portray a comedic romantic lead as well as the neurotic persona for which he was best known at the time. The play became the basis for a 1972 film of the same name, starring Allen and directed by Herbert Ross.
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff is a 1979 American drama film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The screenplay by Polly Platt is based on the 1970 novel of the same title by William Inge. Inge wrote two novels, both set in the fictional town of Freedom, Kansas. In "Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff", high-school Latin teacher Evelyn Wyckoff loses her job because she has an affair with the school's black janitor. The novel's themes include spinsterhood, racism, sexual tension and public humiliation during the late 1950s. The film version stars Anne Heywood, John Lafayette, Donald Pleasence, Robert Vaughn and, in her final film, Carolyn Jones.
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Out of It (film) Out of It is a 1969 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Williams. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
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The Trouble with Girls (film) The Trouble with Girls, the full title of which is The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get into It), is a 1969 film starring Elvis Presley. It was one of his final acting roles, along with the same year's "Change of Habit". It is based on the 1960 novel "Chautauqua" by Day Keene and Dwight Vincent Babcock.
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The Stud (novel) The Stud is the second novel by the British novelist Jackie Collins, first published in 1969 by W.H. Allen with the jacket featuring photography by Lewis Morley. When originally published in 1969, the names of the central characters were different from those in later editions following the release of the film. The stud of the title, Tony Burg was renamed Tony Blake for example. The character who became Fontaaine Khaled was originally named Fontaine Damon. The original novel was also edited in later editions to make it appear more contemporary. Collins also re-wrote the book, re-issuing it as an e-book, along with its follow-up, "The Bitch".
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The League of Gentlemen (film) The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British crime drama directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, and Richard Attenborough. It is based on the 1958 novel "The League of Gentlemen" by John Boland and adapted by Bryan Forbes, who also starred in the film.
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Parineeta (1969 film) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1914 novel Parineeta (Bengali: পরিণীতা "Porinita") was adapted into a 1969 film by Ajoy Kar. The English title for the film is "The Fiancee. "
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26th Golden Globe Awards The 26th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1968 films, were held on February 24, 1969.
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Bug Jack Barron Bug Jack Barron is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Norman Spinrad. It was nominated for the 1970 Hugo awards.
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Black Beauty (1971 film) Black Beauty is a 1971 British drama film, based on the Anna Sewell novel of the same name. This movie is the fourth feature film adaptation of Anna Sewell's story. The movie was directed by James Hill. Lionel Bart provided the rousing score.
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Bless the Beasts and Children (film) Bless the Beasts and Children is a 1971 film adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Glendon Swarthout. It was directed by Stanley Kramer and starred Bill Mumy (customarily credited then as “Billy” Mumy; this was one of the earliest known times he was credited as "Bill" Mumy) and Barry Robins.
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Strumpet City (miniseries) Strumpet City was a 1980 television miniseries produced by Irish broadcaster RTÉ, based on James Plunkett's 1969 novel "Strumpet City".
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Farewell to the King Farewell to the King is a 1989 American action adventure drama film written and directed by John Milius. It stars Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, and Gerry Lopez and is loosely based on the 1969 novel "L'Adieu au Roi" by Pierre Schoendoerffer. Longtime Milius collaborator Basil Poledouris composed the musical score.
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The French Connection (book) The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy is a non-fiction book by Robin Moore first published in 1969 about the notorious "French Connection" drug trafficking scheme. It is followed by the book "The Setup". The book was adapted to film in 1971 as "The French Connection", written by Ernest Tidyman and Directed by William Friedkin.
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Détruire, dit-elle Détruire, dit-elle is a 1969 French drama film directed by Marguerite Duras based on her book of the same title.
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Camille 2000 Camille 2000 is a 1969 film based on the 1852 novel and play "La Dame aux Camélias" by Alexandre Dumas, fils. It was adapted by Michael DeForrest and directed by Radley Metzger. It stars Danièle Gaubert and Nino Castelnuovo with Eleonora Rossi Drago and Massimo Serato.
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Charles Portis Charles McColl Portis (born December 28, 1933) is an American author best known for his novels "Norwood" (1966) and the classic Western "True Grit" (1968), both adapted as films. The latter also inspired a film sequel and a made-for-TV movie sequel. A newer film adaptation of "True Grit" was released in 2010.