Writers on the American Screen: A Guide to Film Adaptations of American and Foreign Literary Works
- ISBN-10
- 0824098447
- ISBN-13
- 9780824098445
- Pages
- 329
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Garland Pub.
- Author
- Larry Langman
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