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Selma Lagerlöf: books in order and screen adaptations
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Selma Lagerlöf has 7 books adapted into 9 TV shows and movies.
About Selma Lagerlöf's books on screen
Selma Lagerlöf has 7 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1891 to 1914. Together they have become 1 TV series and 8 movies. The first adaptation was The Lass from the Stormy Croft (1917), and the most recent released one is The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980). The most adapted is The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, with 2 screen versions.
Selma Lagerlöf books with adaptations, in publication order
- Gösta Berlings Saga (1891) · adapted as The Saga of Gosta Berling (1924)
- Jerusalem (1901) · adapted as Sons of Ingmar (1919), Karin Daughter of Ingmar (1920)
- The Treasure (1904) · adapted as Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1906) · adapted as The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980), The Enchanted Boy (1955)
- The Girl from the Marsh Croft (1908) · adapted as The Lass from the Stormy Croft (1917)
- Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! (1912) · adapted as The Phantom Carriage (1921)
- The Emperor of Portugallia (1914) · adapted as The Tower of Lies (1925)
TV shows and movies based on Selma Lagerlöf's books
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (TV, 1980)
- The Enchanted Boy (movie, 1955)
- The Tower of Lies (movie, 1925)
- The Saga of Gosta Berling (movie, 1924)
- The Phantom Carriage (movie, 1921)
- Karin Daughter of Ingmar (movie, 1920)
- Sons of Ingmar (movie, 1919)
- Sir Arne's Treasure (movie, 1919)
- The Lass from the Stormy Croft (movie, 1917)
Common questions
How many Selma Lagerlöf books have been made into movies or TV shows?
7 books have been adapted into 9 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Selma Lagerlöf adaptation?
The Lass from the Stormy Croft, released in 1917, a movie based on The Girl from the Marsh Croft.
Is a new Selma Lagerlöf adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.
Which Selma Lagerlöf book has the most adaptations?
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, with 2 TV and movie versions.