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Mark Twain: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Mark Twain has 4 books adapted into 18 TV shows and movies.
About Mark Twain's books on screen
Mark Twain has 4 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1876 to 1889. Together they have become 1 TV series and 17 movies. The first adaptation was Tom Sawyer (1917), and the most recent released one is Mud (2012). The most adapted is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with 7 screen versions. Series: Tom Sawyer books.
Mark Twain books with adaptations, in publication order
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) · Tom Sawyer books · adapted as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1980), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Tom Sawyer (1973), Tom Sawyer (1917) and 3 more
- The Prince and the Pauper (1881) · adapted as Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004), The Prince and the Pauper (1990), Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (2012), The Prince and the Pauper (1937) and 1 more
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) · Tom Sawyer books · adapted as Mud (2012), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) and 1 more
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) · adapted as A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
TV shows and movies based on Mark Twain's books
- Mud (movie, 2012)
- Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (movie, 2012)
- Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (movie, 2004)
- Tom Sawyer (movie, 2000)
- Tom and Huck (movie, 1995)
- The Adventures of Huck Finn (movie, 1993)
- The Prince and the Pauper (movie, 1990)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (TV, 1980)
- The Prince and the Pauper (movie, 1977)
- Tom Sawyer (movie, 1973)
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (movie, 1960)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (movie, 1949)
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (movie, 1939)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (movie, 1938)
- The Prince and the Pauper (movie, 1937)
- Huckleberry Finn (movie, 1931)
- Tom Sawyer (movie, 1930)
- Tom Sawyer (movie, 1917)
Common questions
How many Mark Twain books have been made into movies or TV shows?
4 books have been adapted into 18 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Mark Twain adaptation?
Tom Sawyer, released in 1917, a movie based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Is a new Mark Twain adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Mud.
Which Mark Twain book has the most adaptations?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with 7 TV and movie versions.