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.
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.