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The Adventure of the Six Napoleons by Arthur Conan Doyle: every movie adaptation

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The Adventure of the Six Napoleons by Arthur Conan Doyle (1904) has been adapted into 2 movies: The Pearl of Death (1944), The Six Thatchers (2017).

It is part of the canon of Sherlock Holmes series.

About The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons is a book by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1904. It is part of the canon of Sherlock Holmes series, which has 6 books on record. Genre: detective fiction, crime fiction. The first screen adaptation was The Pearl of Death in 1944; the most recent released one is The Six Thatchers (2017).

Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Every adaptation of The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

The Pearl of Death

Movie · 1944 · United States · directed by Roy William Neill

1944 film by Roy William Neill.

The Six Thatchers

Movie · 2017 · BBC One · United Kingdom · directed by Rachel Talalay

2017 episode of Sherlock directed by Rachel Talalay.

canon of Sherlock Holmes: books by publication date

  1. A Study in Scarlet (1887)
  2. The Sign of Four (1890)
  3. The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1891)
  4. The Man with the Twisted Lip (1891)
  5. The Five Orange Pips (1891)
  6. The Adventure of the Red-Headed League (1891)
  7. A Case of Identity (1891)
  8. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (1892)
  9. The Adventure of Silver Blaze (1892)
  10. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb (1892)
  11. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (1892)
  12. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (1892)
  13. A Scandal in Bohemia (1892)
  14. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box (1893)
  15. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty (1893)
  16. The Adventure of the Resident Patient (1893)
  17. The Adventure of the Crooked Man (1893)
  18. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott (1893)
  19. The Adventure of the Reigate Squire (1893)
  20. The Adventure of the Yellow Face (1893)
  21. The Final Problem (1893)
  22. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)
  23. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (1894)
  24. The Boscombe Valley Mystery (1899)
  25. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
  26. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (1903)
  27. The Adventure of the Empty House (1903)
  28. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder (1903)
  29. The Adventure of the Three Students (1904)
  30. The Adventure of the Priory School (1904)
  31. The Adventure of Black Peter (1904)
  32. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton (1904)
  33. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (1904)
  34. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez (1904)
  35. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter (1904)
  36. The Adventure of the Abbey Grange (1904)
  37. The Adventure of the Second Stain (1904)
  38. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
  39. The Adventure of the Dancing Men (1905)
  40. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (1908)
  41. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans (1908)
  42. The Adventure of the Red Circle (1911)
  43. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (1911)
  44. The Adventure of the Dying Detective (1913)
  45. The Valley of Fear (1915)
  46. His Last Bow (1917)
  47. The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone (1921)
  48. The Problem of Thor Bridge (1922)
  49. The Adventure of the Creeping Man (1923)
  50. The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (1924)
  51. The Adventure of the Three Garridebs (1924)
  52. The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924)
  53. The Adventure of the Three Gables (1926)
  54. The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier (1926)
  55. The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (1926)
  56. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927)
  57. The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger (1927)

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Common questions

Has The Adventure of the Six Napoleons been made into a movie?

Yes. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons by Arthur Conan Doyle (1904) has been adapted into 2 movies: The Pearl of Death (1944), The Six Thatchers (2017).

Who wrote The Adventure of the Six Napoleons?

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1904.

How many adaptations of The Adventure of the Six Napoleons are there?

We list 2 screen adaptations: 2 movies.

Is a new The Adventure of the Six Napoleons adaptation coming?

No new adaptation date is on record yet. The latest released adaptation is The Six Thatchers (2017).

Is The Adventure of the Six Napoleons part of a series?

Yes, it is part of the canon of Sherlock Holmes series.

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