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The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black

1939Movie⏱️ 1h 17mApproved
ThrillerWar
⭐ 6.9
IMDB Rating
2,866 votes

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

Director
Michael Powell
Writers
J. Storer Clouston, Emeric Pressburger, Roland Pertwee
Stars
Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw
Release Date
October 7, 1939
Language
English, German
Country
United Kingdom
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🎭 Top Cast

Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
as Captain Ernst Hardt
Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
as The School Mistress
Sebastian Shaw
Sebastian Shaw
as Ashington
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
as Lieutenant Felix Schuster
June Duprez
June Duprez
as Anne Burnett
Athole Stewart
Athole Stewart
as The Rev. Hector Matthews
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Agnes Lauchlan
as Mrs. Matthews
Helen Haye
Helen Haye
as Mrs. Sedley
Cyril Raymond
Cyril Raymond
as The Rev. John Harris
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George Summers
as Captain Ratter

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Orkney, Scotland, UK
Production
Irving Asher Productions

🏷️ Keywords

u boatworld war onebutteryear 1917quoting heinrich heine

🎯 Categories

SpyThrillerWar

⭐ Featured Review

Good war thriller
by barjo-915-203229 β€’ 2017-04-16
8/10

"Interesting in that it has a German lead, played by a German actor, who you actually sympathise with. Very much not a jingoistic war film, and not what you would expect. Veidt stands out in this as a an actor, his experience really shines through and he comes across as a more realistic, where some of the British actor comes across as 2D. Nice character study of a professional officer who sticks by his code, despite the circumstances. Atmospheric and well made, solid British war spy flick...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The password that Hardt is to use for his contact is the opening line of Heinrich Heine's poem, written in 1824, "Die Lorelei," in which a beautiful woman lures sailors on the rocks.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.