Book · 1961 · spy fiction
Call for the Dead by John le Carré: every movie adaptation
Quick answer
Call for the Dead by John le Carré (1961) has been adapted into 1 movie: The Deadly Affair (1966).
It is book 1 of the George Smiley series series.
About Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is a book by John le Carré, first published in 1961. It is book 1 in the George Smiley series series, which has 3 books on record. Genre: spy fiction, crime fiction. The first screen adaptation was The Deadly Affair in 1966.
Novel by John le Carré.
Every adaptation of Call for the Dead
The Deadly Affair
Movie · 1966 · United Kingdom · directed by Sidney Lumet
1966 film by Sidney Lumet.
George Smiley series: books in order
- Call for the Dead (1961)
- A Murder of Quality (1962)
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)
- The Looking Glass War (1969)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974)
- The Honourable Schoolboy (1977)
- Smiley's People (1979)
- The Secret Pilgrim (1990)
- A Legacy of Spies (2017)
More John le Carré books on screen
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) · 1 adaptation
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974) · 2 adaptations
- The Little Drummer Girl (1983) · 2 adaptations
- The Constant Gardener (2001) · 1 adaptation
- The Night Manager (1993) · 1 adaptation
- A Most Wanted Man (2008) · 1 adaptation
- The Russia House (1989) · 1 adaptation
- Our Kind of Traitor (2010) · 1 adaptation
Common questions
Has Call for the Dead been made into a movie?
Yes. Call for the Dead by John le Carré (1961) has been adapted into 1 movie: The Deadly Affair (1966).
Who wrote Call for the Dead?
Call for the Dead was written by John le Carré and first published in 1961.
How many adaptations of Call for the Dead are there?
We list 1 screen adaptation: 1 movie.
Is a new Call for the Dead adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet. The latest released adaptation is The Deadly Affair (1966).
Is Call for the Dead part of a series?
Yes, it is book 1 of the George Smiley series series; it is the first book, so start here.
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