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Pierre Boulle: books in order and screen adaptations
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Pierre Boulle has 2 books adapted into 10 TV shows and movies.
About Pierre Boulle's books on screen
Pierre Boulle has 2 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1952 to 1963. Together they have become 10 movies. The first adaptation was The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and the most recent released one is War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). The most adapted is Planet of the Apes, with 9 screen versions.
Pierre Boulle books with adaptations, in publication order
- The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) · adapted as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Planet of the Apes (1963) · adapted as Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Planet of the Apes (2001), Planet of the Apes (1968) and 5 more
TV shows and movies based on Pierre Boulle's books
- War for the Planet of the Apes (movie, 2017)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (movie, 2014)
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (movie, 2011)
- Planet of the Apes (movie, 2001)
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (movie, 1973)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (movie, 1972)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (movie, 1971)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (movie, 1970)
- Planet of the Apes (movie, 1968)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (movie, 1957)
Common questions
How many Pierre Boulle books have been made into movies or TV shows?
2 books have been adapted into 10 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Pierre Boulle adaptation?
The Bridge on the River Kwai, released in 1957, a movie based on The Bridge over the River Kwai.
Is a new Pierre Boulle adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is War for the Planet of the Apes.
Which Pierre Boulle book has the most adaptations?
Planet of the Apes, with 9 TV and movie versions.