The Deadly Affair is a 1967 British neo noir espionage–thriller film, based on John le Carré's first novel Call for the Dead (1961). The film stars James Mason. It was directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by Paul Dehn. As it is a Columbia Pictures production and Paramount own the film rights to the name George Smiley, the central character is renamed Charles Dobbs. Paramount acquired the film rights to the character name when filming The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
The Deadly Affair is a 1967 British neo noir espionage–thriller film, based on John le Carré's first novel Call for the Dead (1961). The film stars James Mason. It was directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by Paul Dehn. As it is a Columbia Pictures production and Paramount own the film rights to the name George Smiley, the central character is renamed Charles Dobbs. Paramount acquired the film rights to the character name when filming The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. The soundtrack was composed by Quincy Jones, and the bossa nova theme song, "Who Needs Forever", was performed by Astrud Gilberto.

Abdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan (13 May 1919 – 29 August 2016), known by his pen name as Vedat Türkali, was a Turkish screenwriter, novelist, playwright, teacher and the member of the Communist Party of Turkey. He is also credited to "film director" for making three films in Turkish cinema as a director. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including International Antalya Film Festival — Best Screenplay for Karanlıkta Uyananlar (Those Who Wake in the Darkness) film. Türkali wrote more than forty screenplays, four theater plays, and eight novels throughout his career since 1958. His novels, including Bir Gün Tek Başına (One Day Alone) and Mavi Karanlık (Blue Darkness) appears in prominent literary works in modern Turkish literature. The year 2004 was artistically referred to as the "Year of Vedat Türkali" by the different people such as writers, artists, human rights defenders, and other people associated with or working in related fields. He is often recognized one of the greatest writers in the history of Turkish literature. He was detained fifty one times over his controversial writings and political movements carried out with the Communist Party of Turkey.