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In 1961 it was adapted into the French-German film ''[[World in My Pocket]]'' directed by [[Alvin Rakoff]].<ref>Goble p.79</ref>
In 1961 it was adapted into the French-German film ''[[World in My Pocket]]'' directed by [[Alvin Rakoff]].<ref>Goble p.79</ref>

The novel was adapted into a three-episode [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Soviet Latvian]] [[television film]] titled ''MIrāža'' (''Mirage''), directed by {{ill|Aloizs Brenčs|lv}}, in 1983.<ref name="RDL">{{cite web |title=Mirāža. 1. sērija |url=https://www.redzidzirdilatviju.lv/lv/search/180135?q=mir%C4%81%C5%BEa |website=Redzi, dzirdi Latviju! |publisher=National Archives of Latvia |access-date=27 July 2023 |language=Latvian}}</ref><ref name="RB1982">{{cite news |last1=Baltause |first1=O. |title=Attaisnot skatītāju cerības |url=https://periodika.lndb.lv/periodika2-viewer/?lang=fr#panel:pa%7Cissue:520556%7Carticle:DIVL190%7Cquery:filmas%20Mir%C4%81%C5%BEa%20film%C4%81%20 |access-date=27 July 2023 |issue=197 |date=August 27, 1982 |language=Latvian}}</ref>


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[[Category:British thriller novels]]
[[Category:British thriller novels]]
[[Category:British novels adapted into films]]
[[Category:British novels adapted into films]]
[[Category:Robert Hale books]]





Latest revision as of 15:55, 11 December 2023

The World in My Pocket
First edition
AuthorJames Hadley Chase
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherRobert Hale
Publication date
1959
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The World in My Pocket is a 1959 thriller novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase.

Film adaptation

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In 1961 it was adapted into the French-German film World in My Pocket directed by Alvin Rakoff.[1]

The novel was adapted into a three-episode Soviet Latvian television film titled MIrāža (Mirage), directed by Aloizs Brenčs [lv], in 1983.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Goble p.79
  2. ^ "Mirāža. 1. sērija". Redzi, dzirdi Latviju! (in Latvian). National Archives of Latvia. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ Baltause, O. (27 August 1982). "Attaisnot skatītāju cerības" (in Latvian). No. 197. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.