List of films based on spy books

A list of spy films that are based on books. If a book has been turned into both a film and a TV series (or TV film), then the TV series is included.

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French Revolution

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work		AuthorDateTypeTVDateCountry
1The Scarlet Pimpernel1917Richard StantonUnited StatesThe Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Orczy1905NovelThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel1955UK
2The Scarlet Pimpernel1934Harold YoungUKThe Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Orczy1905NovelThe Scarlet Pimpernel1999UK

Early USA

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work		AuthorDateTypeTVDateCountry
1The Spy1914Otis TurnerUnited StatesThe Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundJames Fenimore Cooper1821Novel---

World War I

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work		AuthorDateTypeTVDateCountry
1The Great Impersonation1921George MelfordUnited StatesThe Great ImpersonationE. Phillips Oppenheim1920Novel---
2The 39 Steps1935Alfred HitchcockUKThe Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan1915Novel---
3The Great Impersonation1935Alan CroslandUnited StatesThe Great ImpersonationE. Phillips Oppenheim1920Novel---
4Secret Agent1936Alfred HitchcockUKAshenden: Or the British AgentW. Somerset Maugham1928NovelAshenden1991UK
5The Great Impersonation1942John RawlinsUnited StatesThe Great ImpersonationE. Phillips Oppenheim1920Novel---
6The 39 Steps1959Ralph ThomasUKThe Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan1915Novel---
7The 39 Steps1978Don SharpUKThe Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan1915Novel---

World War II
#FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work		AuthorDateTypeTVDateCountry
1The Lady Vanishes &1938Alfred HitchcockUKThe Wheel SpinsEthel Lina White1936Novel---
2They Met in the Dark1943Carl LamacUKThe Vanished CorpseAnthony GilbertNovel---
3Above Suspicion1943Richard ThorpeUnited StatesAbove SuspicionHelen Clark MacInnes1939Novel---
4Decision Before Dawn1951Anatole LitvakUnited StatesCall It TreasonGeorge Howe1949Novel---
5Carve Her Name with Pride1958Lewis GilbertUKCarve Her Name with PrideR.J. MinneyNovel---
6The Counterfeit Traitor1962George SeatonUnited StatesThe Counterfeit TraitorAlexander KleinNovel---
7Eye of the Needle1981Richard MarquandUKEye of the NeedleKen Follett1978Novel---
8Fortunes of War *1987James Cellan JonesUKFortunes of WarOlivia Manning1960 & 1962Novels---
9Shining Through1992David SeltzerUnited StatesShining ThroughSusan Isaacs1978Novel---
10Fall from Grace *1994Waris HusseinUKFall from GraceLarry Collins1985Novel---
11Enigma2001Michael AptedUnited States, UK, Germany, & NetherlandsEnigmaRobert Harris1995Novel---
12Charlotte Gray2001Gillian ArmstrongUKCharlotte GraySebastian FaulksNovel---
  • * BBC mini-series
  • & pre-WWII

Cold War
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work		AuthorDateTypeTVDateCountry
1The Big Clock1948John FarrowUKThe Big ClockKenneth Fearing1946Novel---
2Our Man in Havana1959Carol ReedUKOur Man in HavanaGraham Greene1958Novel---
3The Spy Who Came in from the Cold1965Martin RittUKThe Spy Who Came in from the ColdJohn le Carré1963Novel---
4The IPCRESS File1965Sidney J. FurieUKThe IPCRESS FileLen Deighton1962Novel---
5The Quiller Memorandum1966Sidney J. FurieUKThe Berlin MemorandumTrevor Dudley Smith1965Novel---
6The Deadly Affair1966Sidney LumetUKCall for the DeadJohn le Carré1961Novel---
7The Odessa File1974Ronald NeameUKThe Odessa FileFrederick Forsyth1972Novel---
8The Black Windmill1974Don SiegelUKSeven Days to a KillingClive Egleton1973Novel---
9Three Days of the Condor1975Sydney PollackUnited StatesSix Days of the CondorJames GradyNovel---
10Hopscotch1980Ronald NeameUnited StatesHopscotchBrian Garfield1975Novel---
11Firefox1982Clint EastwoodUnited StatesFirefoxCraig Thomas1978Novel---
12Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy *1979Frances Alcock & John IrvinUKTinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyJohn le Carré1974Novel---
13Smiley's People *1982Simon LangtonUKSmiley's PeopleJohn le Carré1979Novel---
14The Osterman Weekend1983Sam PeckinpahUnited StatesThe Osterman WeekendRobert Ludlum1972Novel---
15The Little Drummer Girl1984George Roy HillUnited StatesThe Little Drummer GirlJohn le Carré1983Novel---
16The Fourth Protocol1987John MackenzieUnited StatesThe Fourth ProtocolFrederick Forsyth1984Novel---
17No Way Out1987Roger DonaldsonUnited StatesThe Big ClockKenneth Fearing1946Novel---
18The Russia House1990Fred SchepisiUnited StatesThe Russia HouseJohn le Carré1989Novel---
19Patriot Games1992Phillip NoyceUnited StatesPatriot GamesTom Clancy1987Novel---
20Clear and Present Danger1994Phillip NoyceUnited StatesClear and Present DangerTom Clancy1989Novel---
21The Tailor of Panama2001John BoormanUnited StatesThe Tailor of PanamaJohn le Carré1996Novel---
22The Sum of All Fears2002Phil Alden RobinsonUnited StatesThe Sum of All FearsTom Clancy1991Novel---
23The Bourne Identity2002Doug LimanUnited StatesThe Bourne IdentityRobert Ludlum1980NovelThe Bourne Identity1988United States
24The Bourne Supremacy2004Paul GreengrassUnited StatesThe Bourne SupremacyRobert Ludlum1987Novel---
25The Bourne Ultimatum2007Paul GreengrassUnited StatesThe Bourne UltimatumRobert Ludlum1990Novel---

* BBC mini-series

In March 2015, shooting wrapped on the film adaptation, Damascus Cover of Howard Kaplan's novel The Damascus Cover set in 1989 at the fall of the Berlin Wall, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Hurt, Jurgen Prochnow and Olivia Thirlby.

Post-Cold War
#FilmDateDirectorCountrySource
work		AuthorDateTypeTVDateCountry
1Icon2005Charles Martin SmithUnited StatesIconFrederick Forsyth1996Novel---
2The Constant Gardener2005Fernando MeirellesUKThe Constant GardenerJohn le Carré2001Novel---

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