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'Adaptation' is a general type that can be applied to any work that was adapted from another work (usually, but not necessarily, in a different artistic medium). For example, a movie that was based on a novel, or an opera that was based on a play.... more

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The Time Machine Film Film The Time Machine
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The Island of Dr. Moreau   Film   The Island of Dr. Moreau
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The Island of Dr. Moreau Film   The Island of Dr. Moreau
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The Island of Dr. Moreau Film   The Island of Dr. Moreau
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The War of the Worlds Martian landing site     The War of the Worlds
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The War of the Worlds Film   The War of the Worlds  
H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds Film   The War of the Worlds
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The War of the Worlds   Computer Game   The War of the Worlds
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War of the Worlds Film   The War of the Worlds
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H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds Film   The War of the Worlds
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Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds Computer Game   The War of the Worlds
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds       The War of the Worlds
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