Films
Some films and TV series have been based on the novel. The most prominent are:
- Manon Lescaut (1926), directed by Arthur Robison, with Lya de Putti
- When a Man Loves (1927), directed by Alan Crosland, with John Barrymore and Dolores Costello
- Manon Lescaut (1940), directed by Carmine Gallone, with Vittorio de Sica and Alida Valli
- Manon (1949), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, with Michel Auclair and Cécile Aubry.
- Manon 70, directed by Jean Aurel, released in 1968 and starring Catherine Deneuve.
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