Author
Raymond Chandler: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Raymond Chandler has 5 books adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
About Raymond Chandler's books on screen
Raymond Chandler has 5 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1939 to 1953. Together they have become 7 movies. The first adaptation was Murder, My Sweet (1944), and the most recent released one is The Big Sleep (1978). The most adapted is The Big Sleep, with 2 screen versions.
Raymond Chandler books with adaptations, in publication order
- The Big Sleep (1939) · adapted as The Big Sleep (1946), The Big Sleep (1978)
- Farewell, My Lovely (1940) · adapted as Farewell, My Lovely (1975), Murder, My Sweet (1944)
- The Lady in the Lake (1943) · adapted as Lady in the Lake (1946)
- The Little Sister (1949) · adapted as Marlowe (1969)
- The Long Goodbye (1953) · adapted as The Long Goodbye (1973)
TV shows and movies based on Raymond Chandler's books
- The Big Sleep (movie, 1978)
- Farewell, My Lovely (movie, 1975)
- The Long Goodbye (movie, 1973)
- Marlowe (movie, 1969)
- Lady in the Lake (movie, 1946)
- The Big Sleep (movie, 1946)
- Murder, My Sweet (movie, 1944)
Common questions
How many Raymond Chandler books have been made into movies or TV shows?
5 books have been adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Raymond Chandler adaptation?
Murder, My Sweet, released in 1944, a movie based on Farewell, My Lovely.
Is a new Raymond Chandler adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Big Sleep.
Which Raymond Chandler book has the most adaptations?
The Big Sleep, with 2 TV and movie versions.