Fantasy Movies

Movie (Date)
    _Book_/_Novella_/"Short Story" (Date)          Author(s)

The Wizard of Oz (1925)
    _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_ (1900)            L. Frank Baum
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
    _The Prince and the Pauper_ (1882)             Mark Twain
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_ (1900)            L. Frank Baum
The Jungle Book (1942)
    _The Jungle Book_ (1894)                       Rudyard Kipling
The Wind in the Willows (1949) (animated)
    _The Wind in the Willows_ (1908)               Kenneth Grahame
Peter Pan (1953)
    _Peter Pan_ (1904)                             James M. Barrie
Peter Pan (1960)
    _Peter Pan_ (1904)                             James M. Barrie
The Jungle Book (1967) (animated)
    _The Jungle Book_ (1894)                       Rudyard Kipling
The Hobbit (1978) (animated) (made for TV)
    _The Hobbit_ (1937)                            J.R.R. Tolkien
The Little Mermaid (1978) (animated)
    _The Little Mermaid_ (18__)                    Hans Christian Andersen
The Lord of the Rings (1978) (animated)
    _The Fellowship of the Ring_ (1954)            J.R.R. Tolkien
    (part of) _The Two Towers_ (1954)              J.R.R. Tolkien
The Prince and the Pauper (1978)
    _The Prince and the Pauper_ (1882)             Mark Twain
Watership Down (1978) (animated)
    _Watership Down_ (1972)                        Richard Adams
Grendel, Grendel, Grendel (1979) (animated)
    _Beowulf_ (650-750?)                           Unknown
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1979) (animated)
    _The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe_ (1950) C.S. Lewis
Rumpelstiltskin (1980)
    _Rumpelstiltskin_                              The Brothers Grimm
Rapunzel (1982)
    _Rapunzel_                                     The Brothers Grimm
The Beastmaster (1982) (loosely based)
    _The Beast Master_ (1959)                      Andre Norton
The Last Unicorn (1982) (animated)
    _The Last Unicorn_ (1968)                      Peter S. Beagle
The Wind in the Willows (1983) (stop motion)
    _The Wind in the Willows_ (19__)               Kenneth Grahame
The Little Mermaid (1984)
    _The Little Mermaid_ (18__)                    Hans Christian Andersen
The Never Ending Story (1984)
    _The Never Ending Story_ (first half) (19__)   Michael Ende
Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1985) (animated)
    _1001 Arabian Nights_ (c. 1450)                ________________
    Translated by Burton (1885-1886)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1985)
    _1001 Arabian Nights_ (c. 1450)                ________________
    Translated by Burton (1885-1886)
Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
    _Clan of the Cave Bear_ (1980)                 Jean Auel
Rumpelstiltskin (1986) (animated)
    _Rumpelstiltskin_                              The Brothers Grimm
The Name of the Rose (1986)
    _The Name of the Rose_ (1980)                  Umberto Eco
    Translated 1983
Aladdin (1987)
    _1001 Arabian Nights_ (c. 1450)                ________________
    Translated by Burton (1885-1886)
The Princess Bride (1987)
    _The Princess Bride_ (197_)                    William Goldman
Rumpelstiltskin (1987) (musical)
    _Rumpelstiltskin_                              The Brothers Grimm
Where the Wind Blows (1988) (animated)
    _When the Wind Blows_ (1982) (illustrated)     Raymond Briggs
The Little Mermaid (1989) (animated)
    _The Little Mermaid_ (18__)                    Hans Christian Andersen
The Prince and the Pauper (1990) (animated)
    _The Prince and the Pauper_ (1882)             Mark Twain
Hook (1991)
    _Peter Pan_ (1904)                             James M. Barrie
The Never Ending Story II: The Next Chapter (1991)
    _The Never Ending Story_ (second half) (19__)  Michael Ende
Aladdin (1992) (animated)
    _1001 Arabian Nights_ (c. 1450)                ________________
    Translated by Burton (1885-1886)