The Best Based-on-19th-Century-Literature Movies of the 1950s

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Ben-Hur

1959    William Wyler    Not Rated

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature    Drama    Epic

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The War of the Worlds

1953    Byron Haskin    Rated G

Action    Action Thriller    Alien Invasion Films

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Moby Dick

1956    John Huston    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Based-on-19th-Century-Literature

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War and Peace

1956    King Vidor    Rated PG

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature    Drama    Epic

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Ivanhoe

1952    Richard Thorpe    Not Rated

Action    Adventure    Adventure Drama

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Thérèse Raquin

1953    Marcel Carné    Not Rated

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature    Crime    Crime Drama

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The Tell-Tale Heart

1953    Ted Parmelee    Not Rated

Animation    Based-on-19th-Century-Literature    Cartoon

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A Tale of Two Cities

1958    Ralph Thomas    Not Rated

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature    Drama    Romance

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Les Miserables

1952    Lewis Milestone    Not Rated

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature    Drama    Melodrama

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