ðə nˈɑːvəl wʌz ɐdˈæptᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən fˈɪlm dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɡˈæɹi flˈɛdɚ ænd stˈɑːɹd mˈɔːɹɡən fɹˈiːmən æz ˈælɪks kɹˈɔs, kˈɛɹi ˈɛlwɪz æz nˈɪk ɹˈʌskɪn, ænd ˈæʃli dʒˈʌd æz kˈeɪt mək tˈɪɹnən.
The novel was adapted into a 1997 film directed by Gary Fleder and starred Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, Cary Elwes as Nick Ruskin, and Ashley Judd as Kate McTiernan.