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Anton Chekhov: books in order and screen adaptations
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Anton Chekhov has 17 books adapted into 16 TV shows and movies.
About Anton Chekhov's books on screen
Anton Chekhov has 17 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1883 to 1923 (including play). Together they have become 16 movies. The first adaptation was An Hour with Chekhov (1929), and the most recent released one is The Seagull (2018). The most adapted is Anna on the Neck, with 3 screen versions.
Anton Chekhov books with adaptations, in publication order
- The Death of a Government Clerk (1883) · adapted as An Hour with Chekhov (1929)
- The Swedish Match (1884) · adapted as The Safety Match (1954)
- The Shooting Party (1884) · adapted as A Hunting Accident (1978)
- Chameleon (1884) · adapted as An Hour with Chekhov (1929)
- The Party (1888) · adapted as Dark Eyes (1987)
- The Bear (1888) · adapted as The Bear (1938)
- The Wedding (1890) · adapted as The Wedding (1944)
- The Duel (1891) · adapted as The Bad Good Man (1973)
- My Wife (1892) · adapted as Dark Eyes (1987)
- The Grasshopper (1892) · adapted as The Grasshopper (1955)
- Anna on the Neck (1895) · adapted as Dark Eyes (1987), The Anna Cross (1954), An Hour with Chekhov (1929)
- The Seagull (1896) · adapted as The Seagull (2018), The Sea Gull (1968)
- Uncle Vanya (1897) · adapted as Uncle Vanya (1970)
- The Man in the Case (1898) · adapted as Man in a Shell (1939)
- The Lady with the Dog (1899) · adapted as Dark Eyes (1987), The Lady with the Dog (1960)
- In the Ravine (1900) · adapted as Kasba (1991)
- Platonov (1923) · adapted as An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (1977)
TV shows and movies based on Anton Chekhov's books
- The Seagull (movie, 2018)
- Kasba (movie, 1991)
- Dark Eyes (movie, 1987)
- A Hunting Accident (movie, 1978)
- An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (movie, 1977)
- The Bad Good Man (movie, 1973)
- Uncle Vanya (movie, 1970)
- The Sea Gull (movie, 1968)
- The Lady with the Dog (movie, 1960)
- The Grasshopper (movie, 1955)
- The Safety Match (movie, 1954)
- The Anna Cross (movie, 1954)
- The Wedding (movie, 1944)
- Man in a Shell (movie, 1939)
- The Bear (movie, 1938)
- An Hour with Chekhov (movie, 1929)
Common questions
How many Anton Chekhov books have been made into movies or TV shows?
17 books have been adapted into 16 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Anton Chekhov adaptation?
An Hour with Chekhov, released in 1929, a movie based on The Death of a Government Clerk.
Is a new Anton Chekhov adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Seagull.
Which Anton Chekhov book has the most adaptations?
Anna on the Neck, with 3 TV and movie versions.