Espionage in Literature and Film

The Aston Martin DB5 is the most iconic car associated with James Bond, having appeared in numerous films in the series.

Robert Ludlum is the author of the Bourne series, which features Jason Bourne as the protagonist.

In the film adaptation of The Bourne Identity, Bourne is part of the Treadstone program, a CIA black ops program that trains assassins.

George Smiley is the main character in John le Carré's novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Gary Oldman plays the role of George Smiley in the film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Alfred Hitchcock's film The 39 Steps is based on the novel of the same name by Eric Ambler, and features a man who is mistaken for a spy.

Ethan Hunt works for the IMF (Impossible Missions Force) in the Mission: Impossible film series.

Steven Spielberg's film Bridge of Spies features a group of spies who are sent to steal a list of Soviet agents operating in the United States.

Alec Leamas is the British intelligence officer who is sent to East Germany to infiltrate the Stasi in John le Carré's novel The Spy Who Came In from the Cold.

Martin Scorsese's film The Departed features a CIA agent who is sent to investigate a conspiracy within the agency.

The Jackal is the name of the professional assassin who is hired to kill President Charles de Gaulle in Frederick Forsyth's novel The Day of the Jackal.

Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather Part II features a group of CIA agents who are sent to Cuba to assassinate Fidel Castro.

Kirill is the name of the Russian agent who is hunting Jason Bourne in Robert Ludlum's novel The Bourne Supremacy.

Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies features a CIA agent who is sent to investigate a terrorist plot in Jordan.

Anya Amasova is the British agent who teams up with James Bond to stop a megalomaniac from destroying the world in Ian Fleming's novel The Spy Who Loved Me.