'Sidney Riley': The Jewish ace of spies who inspired James Bond - review

Benny Morris has done a brilliant job in attempting to reconstruct the life and times of Sidney George Reilly – the mystery man of espionage and also a poor Jewish boy from the shtetl.

FILM STAR Sean Connery (C), best known for his portrayal of Ian Fleming’s James Bond, at Lincoln Center in New York, 1997. Reilly may have been an inspiration for the Bond character.

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ByCOLIN SHINDLER

MAY 5, 2023 20:55

'Sidney Riley': The Jewish ace of spies who inspired James Bond - review

Benny Morris has done a brilliant job in attempting to reconstruct the life and times of Sidney George Reilly – the mystery man of espionage and also a poor Jewish boy from the shtetl.

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'Sidney Riley': The Jewish ace of spies who inspired James Bond - review

Benny Morris has done a brilliant job in attempting to reconstruct the life and times of Sidney George Reilly – the mystery man of espionage and also a poor Jewish boy from the shtetl.

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