▁years , ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁stood ▁out , ▁including ▁High sm ith ' s ▁The ▁Cry ▁of ▁the ▁O w l ▁and ▁Vladimir ▁N ab ok ov ' s ▁L ol ita . ▁ ▁Film , ▁TV ▁or ▁the atr ical ▁adapt ations ▁ ▁High sm ith ' s ▁novel ▁was ▁the ▁prem ise ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁film ▁Le ▁C ri ▁du ▁h ib ou ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁directed ▁by ▁Claude ▁Ch ab rol ▁and ▁st arring ▁Math ilda ▁May . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁German ▁writer - direct or ▁Tom ▁To elle ▁directed ▁an ▁ad a ption ▁for ▁German ▁television ▁titled ▁Der ▁Sch rei ▁der ▁E ule . ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁film ▁adaptation ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Jam ie ▁Th ra ves ▁and ▁st arring ▁Julia ▁St iles ▁and ▁P addy ▁Cons id ine ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁German ▁director ▁W im ▁W enders ▁sought ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁rights ▁for ▁a ▁screen ▁ad a ption ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁but ▁finding ▁the ▁rights ▁un available ▁chose ▁to ▁make ▁High sm ith ' s ▁Ri ple y ' s ▁Game ▁into ▁the ▁film ▁Der ▁Amer ikan ische ▁Freund . ▁ ▁A ▁ 4 - part ▁radio ▁dram at isation ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Ada pt ed ▁by ▁Sh a un ▁McK en na ▁it ▁star red ▁Jo anne ▁Mc Q inn , ▁John ▁Sh