'' The Seven-Per-Cent Solution '' was later adapted as a 1976 film of the same name , for which Meyer wrote the screenplay . The film was directed by Herbert Ross and starred Nicol Williamson , Robert Duvall , Alan Arkin and Laurence Olivier . For his work adapting the novel , Meyer was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 49th Academy Awards
49th Academy Awards
49th Academy Awards
Nicholas Meyer