 The film was the last TV film for both Anthony Quayle and Denholm Elliott.The book was adapted again in 2002 by Doug Liman starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, launching the "Bourne" series of theatrical films, with considerable deviations from the original Cold War novel.It was followed later by a new series of "Bourne" best sellers written by Eric Lustbader with the permission of the Ludlum estate.