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The Spy in Black

, Michael Powell
Conrad Veidt, Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson, Marius Goring
1939, UK, 82 min.
WWI, Feature

This is the VHS release.

Summary

In this feature, set during World War I, a U-boat is sent to the Orkneys on a mission to destroy the British fleet. The U-boat captain makes contact with the Kaiser's spy-on-the-spot in these northern islands, only to learn she is not what she seems. A tale of espionage and counter-espionage.


Notes

Based on a novel by J. Storer Clouston. Also called U-Boat 29.

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