克拉維爾重返小說寫作,這是他餘下職業生涯的重點。 他花了三年時間研究和創作《將軍》(1975),講述了一位英國人在封建日本成為武士的故事。 這是另一本暢銷書。 克拉維爾積極參與了 1980 年由理查德張伯倫 (Richard Chamberlain) 主演的迷你劇,並取得了巨大的收視率。 1970 年代末,他花了三年時間研究和創作他的第四部小說《貴族之家》(Noble House,1981),以1963 年的香港為背景。這是另一本暢銷書,並於 1986 年改編成迷你劇。[27] 克拉維爾短暫地回歸電影製作,並導演了根據他的中篇小說《兒童故事》改編的三十分鐘的電影。 他本來打算拍《幕府將軍》的續集,但後來寫了一本關於 1979 年伊朗革命的小說《旋風》(1986)。[28] 克拉維爾最終回到了幕府將軍的續集,創作了《蓋人》(1993)。 這是他最後完成的小說。Films The Fly (1958) (writer) Watusi (1959) (writer) Five Gates to Hell (1959) (writer, director and producer) Walk Like a Dragon (1960) (writer, director and producer) The Great Escape (1963) (co-writer) 633 Squadron (1964) (co-writer) The Satan Bug (1965) (co-writer) King Rat (1965) (based on his novel) To Sir, with Love (1967) (writer, director and co-producer) The Sweet and the Bitter (1967) (writer and director) Where's Jack? (1968) (director and co-producer) The Last Valley (1970) (writer, director and producer) Shōgun TV miniseries (1980) (executive producer, based on his novel) Tai-Pan (1986) (based on his novel) Noble House TV miniseries (1988) (executive producer, based on his novel)