Other Films
The French film Le Point de mire, based on Boulle's novel Le Photographe, was released in 1977. There have also been TV films based on Boulle's novels William Conrad in 1958 (US) and 1973 (France), La Face in 1959 (US) and 1966 (West Germany), and Un Métier de Seigneur in 1986 (France), as well as the short story "Le Miracle" (from E=mc2) in 1985 (US).
Another film adaptation is in the works for Boulle's A Noble Profession (Un Métier de Seigneur), a spy thriller partly based on Boulle's real life experience working as a secret agent during the Second World War. The movie is being produced by Tessa Bell and Andrea Chung.
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