Kevin Burton Smith:
> Beyond the obvious choice of THE MALTESE FALCON,
what are some of the
> most faithful adaptations of hard-boiled novels into
films?
The Asphalt Jungle.
> And what are some of the least faithful?
This is more complex I think. As for simply discarding the
plot, there's IN A LONELY PLACE which has little more than
the title in common with Dorothy Hughes' novel. Another one
is THE AMBASSADOR which managed to turn Elmore Leonard's 52
PICK-UP into a story about diplomacy in the Mideast.
However, I believe a movie may very well keep the plot more
or less intact and still be considered unfaithful, just
consider Altman's THE LONG GOODBYE. Other examples are DEATH
WISH (Brian Garfield's novel was *against* vigilantism) and
the absolutely awful remake of THE DESPERATE HOURS.
And how about those Matt Helm movies starring Dean
Martin?
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