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.

Department K
First edition
AuthorHartley Howard
LanguageEnglish
GenreSpy thriller
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1964
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Film adaptation

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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

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  1. ^ Goble p.230
  2. ^ Burton p.15

Bibliography

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  • 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.