In 2001 it was remade as a film, adding a duel between Forell and a Soviet officer chasing him, ending in a showdown on a bridge at the Soviet-Iranian border.
In 2001 it was remade as a film starring Bernhard Bettermann as Forell. Added was a duel between Forell and a Soviet officer chasing him, ending in a showdown on a bridge at the Soviet-Iranian border.