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Films adapted from Conrad's works

Films adapted from Conrad's work

A number of works in various genres and media have been based on, or inspired by, Conrad's writings, including:

Films

Victory (1919), directed by Maurice Tourneur
Lord Jim (1925), directed by Victor Fleming
Niebezpieczny raj (Dangerous Paradise, 1930), a Polish adaptation of Victory
Dangerous Paradise (1930), an adaptation of Victory directed by William Wellman
Sabotage (1936), adapted from Conrad's The Secret Agent, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Victory (1940), featuring Fredric March
An Outcast of the Islands (1952), featuring Trevor Howard
Lord Jim (1965), starring Peter O'Toole
The Rover (1967), adaptation of the novel The Rover (1923), directed by Terence Young, featuring Anthony Quinn
La ligne d'ombre (1973), a TV adaptation of The Shadow Line by Georges Franju
Smuga cienia (The Shadow Line, 1976), a Polish-British adaptation of The Shadow Line, directed by Andrzej Wajda
The Duellists (1977), an adaptation of The Duel by Ridley Scott
Apocalypse Now (1979), by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from Heart of Darkness
Un reietto delle isole (1980), by Giorgio Moser, an Italian adaptation of An Outcast of the Islands, starring Maria Carta
Victory (1995), adapted by director Mark Peploe from the novel
The Secret Agent (1996), starring Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette and Gérard Depardieu
Nostromo (1997), a BBC TV adaptation, co-produced with Italian and Spanish TV networks and WGBH Boston
Swept from the Sea (1997), an adaptation of Amy Foster directed by Beeban Kidron
Gabrielle (2005) directed by Patrice Chéreau. Adaptation of the short story "The Return" (1898), starring Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory.
Hanyut (2011), a Malaysian adaptation of Almayer's Folly
Almayer's Folly (2011), directed by Chantal Akerman