<P> In 1970, the novel was made into a film starring Princess Elizabeth of Toro by Hollywood lawyer Edward Mosk and his wife Fern, who wrote the screenplay . </P> <P> In 1987, the book was made into a very successful miniseries directed by David Orere and broadcast on Nigerian television by the Nigerian Television Authority . It starred several established film actors, including Pete Edochie, Nkem Owoh and Sam Loco Efe . </P> <P> In 1999, the American hip - hop band The Roots released their fourth studio album Things Fall Apart as a tribute to Chinua Achebe's novel . </P> <P> In 2008, a film adaptation of Things Fall Apart was made by a Nigerian production company with an all - Nigerian cast . Pete Edochie starred as Okonkwo . </P>

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