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. French Revolution Early USA More to add World War I More to add World War II * BBC mini-series & pre-WWII Cold War * 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 See also James Bond Matt Helm Jason Bourne Jack Ryan Harry Palmer Quiller George Smiley Spy film Spy fiction Espionage List of fiction works made into feature films List of films based on war books Spy books Spy films