Department K is a 1964 spy thriller novel by the British writer Hartley Howard. It was published in the United States under the alternative title Assignment K.
 First edition | |
| Author | Hartley Howard |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spy thriller |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | |
Film adaptation edit
In 1968 it was adapted into the film Assignment K directed by Val Guest and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv and Michael Redgrave.[1] While the book was mostly centred in London over a few days the film opens this out by including more Continental settings and shifting from the novel's Berlin to Munich.[2]
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Burton, Alan. Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press, 2018.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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