Game, Set, and Match. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1983 book, Berlin Game
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Berlin Game
Len Deighton, 1983
TV series vs book
Ken Grieve, Patrick Lau, 1988-

The series focuses on Bernard Samson, beginning with his search for the “mole” that threatens the Brahms Network in East Germany. Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a Brahms agent. He is then sent to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major to defect, using his childhood friend Werner Volkmann’s wife Zena as bait. After it appears another traitor is working at London Central, Samson himself becomes one of the prime suspects.


Game, Set, and Match. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1985 book, London Match
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London Match
Len Deighton, 1985
TV series vs book
Ken Grieve, Patrick Lau, 1988-

The series focuses on Bernard Samson, beginning with his search for the “mole” that threatens the Brahms Network in East Germany. Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a Brahms agent. He is then sent to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major to defect, using his childhood friend Werner Volkmann’s wife Zena as bait. After it appears another traitor is working at London Central, Samson himself becomes one of the prime suspects.


Game, Set, and Match. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1985 book, Mexico Set
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Mexico Set
Len Deighton, 1985
TV series vs book
Ken Grieve, Patrick Lau, 1988-

The series focuses on Bernard Samson, beginning with his search for the “mole” that threatens the Brahms Network in East Germany. Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a Brahms agent. He is then sent to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major to defect, using his childhood friend Werner Volkmann’s wife Zena as bait. After it appears another traitor is working at London Central, Samson himself becomes one of the prime suspects.


GoldenEye. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Casino Royale
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Casino Royale
Ian Fleming, 1993
movie vs book
Martin Campbell, 1995

In 1986, MI6 agents James Bond and Alec Trevelyan infiltrate a Soviet chemical weapons facility in Arkhangelsk. Returning to London, Bond oversees MI6 staff monitoring an incident in Severnaya, Siberia, after the stolen helicopter turns up at a radar facility there.


GoldenEye. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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GoldenEye
John Gardner, 1995
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Martin Campbell, 1995

In 1986, MI6 agents James Bond and Alec Trevelyan infiltrate a Soviet chemical weapons facility in Arkhangelsk. Returning to London, Bond oversees MI6 staff monitoring an incident in Severnaya, Siberia, after the stolen helicopter turns up at a radar facility there.


Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1909 book, Jakob von Gunten
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Jakob von Gunten
Robert Walser, 1909
movie vs book
Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay, 1995

Jakob is a young man who enters a school, run by brother and sister Johannes and Lisa Benjamenta, which trains servants. The teachers emphasize to the students that they are unimportant people. Jakob finds the school to be an oppressive environment, and does not enjoy the lessons in subservience that he receives. He proceeds to challenge the Benjamentas and attempts to shift their perspectives.


Proof of Life. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Proof of Life
David Robbins, 2000
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Taylor Hackford, 2000

Alice Bowman moves to South Americanc because her engineer husband, Peter Bowman, has been hired to help build a new dam for oil company Quad Carbon. While driving one morning through the city, Peter is caught in traffic and then ambushed and abducted by guerrilla rebels.


Proof of Life. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1995 book, Long March to Freedom
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Long March to Freedom
Thomas R. Hargrove, 1995
movie vs book
Taylor Hackford, 2000

Alice Bowman moves to South Americanc because her engineer husband, Peter Bowman, has been hired to help build a new dam for oil company Quad Carbon. While driving one morning through the city, Peter is caught in traffic and then ambushed and abducted by guerrilla rebels.