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Maxim Gorky: books in order and screen adaptations
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Maxim Gorky has 7 books adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
About Maxim Gorky's books on screen
Maxim Gorky has 7 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1897 to 1923. Together they have become 7 movies. The first adaptation was The Lower Depths (1936), and the most recent released one is Mother (1990). The most adapted is The Lower Depths, with 2 screen versions.
Maxim Gorky books with adaptations, in publication order
- Malva (1897) · adapted as Malva (1957)
- Foma Gordeyev (1899) · adapted as Foma Gordeyev (1959)
- The Lower Depths (1903) · adapted as The Lower Depths (1957), The Lower Depths (1936)
- Mat' (1907) · adapted as Mother (1990)
- My Childhood (1913) · adapted as The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)
- My Universities (1923) · adapted as My universities (1940)
- The Life of a Useless Man · adapted as Mother (1990)
TV shows and movies based on Maxim Gorky's books
- Mother (movie, 1990)
- Foma Gordeyev (movie, 1959)
- Malva (movie, 1957)
- The Lower Depths (movie, 1957)
- My universities (movie, 1940)
- The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (movie, 1938)
- The Lower Depths (movie, 1936)
Common questions
How many Maxim Gorky books have been made into movies or TV shows?
7 books have been adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Maxim Gorky adaptation?
The Lower Depths, released in 1936, a movie based on The Lower Depths.
Is a new Maxim Gorky adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Mother.
Which Maxim Gorky book has the most adaptations?
The Lower Depths, with 2 TV and movie versions.