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Leo Tolstoy: books in order and screen adaptations

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Leo Tolstoy has 7 books adapted into 16 TV shows and movies.

About Leo Tolstoy's books on screen

Leo Tolstoy has 7 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1869 to 1912. Together they have become 1 TV series and 15 movies. The first adaptation was Resurrection (1909), and the most recent released one is War and Peace (2016). The most adapted is Anna Karenina, with 7 screen versions.

Leo Tolstoy books with adaptations, in publication order

War and Peace (1869) · adapted as War and Peace (1965), War and Peace (1956), War and Peace (2016)
Anna Karenina (1877) · adapted as Anna Karenina (2012), Anna Karenina (1997), Anna Karenina (1935), Anna Karenina (1948) and 3 more
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886) · adapted as Ikiru (1952)
Polikushka (1893) · adapted as Polikushka (1922)
Resurrection (1899) · adapted as Resurrection (1909), Resurrection (1960)
Father Sergius (1911) · adapted as The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990)
The Forged Coupon (1912) · adapted as L'Argent (1983)

TV shows and movies based on Leo Tolstoy's books

War and Peace (TV, 2016)
Anna Karenina (movie, 2012)
Anna Karenina (movie, 1997)
The Sun Also Shines at Night (movie, 1990)
L'Argent (movie, 1983)
Anna Karenina (movie, 1967)
War and Peace (movie, 1965)
Resurrection (movie, 1960)
War and Peace (movie, 1956)
Ikiru (movie, 1952)
Anna Karenina (movie, 1948)
Anna Karenina (movie, 1935)
Love (movie, 1927)
Polikushka (movie, 1922)
Anna Karenina (movie, 1914)
Resurrection (movie, 1909)

Common questions

How many Leo Tolstoy books have been made into movies or TV shows?

7 books have been adapted into 16 TV shows and movies.

What was the first Leo Tolstoy adaptation?

Resurrection, released in 1909, a movie based on Resurrection.

Is a new Leo Tolstoy adaptation coming?

No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is War and Peace.

Which Leo Tolstoy book has the most adaptations?

Anna Karenina, with 7 TV and movie versions.