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The Spy in Black (1939)

Overview

ThrillerWar

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

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submarineworld war isea battlenorthern englandorkneycounter-espionagetriple agentimpostergerman navygerman spy+2 more
Michael Powell

Director

Michael Powell

ReleasedAug 3, 1939
Runtime1h 22m
StatusReleased
Budget$4.7M
London Films Productions
Irving Asher Productions

Top Cast

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Captain Ernst Hardt

Sebastian Shaw

Sebastian Shaw

Ashington

Valerie Hobson

Valerie Hobson

The School Mistress

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Lieutenant Felix Schuster

June Duprez

June Duprez

Anne Burnett

Athole Stewart

Athole Stewart

The Rev. Hector Matthews

Agnes Lauchlan

Agnes Lauchlan

Mrs. Matthews

Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Mrs. Sedley

Cyril Raymond

Cyril Raymond

The Rev. John Harris

Hay Petrie

Hay Petrie

Engineer

Robert Rendel

Robert Rendel

Admiral

Mary Morris

Mary Morris

Chauffeuse

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The Spy in Black (1939) Trailer | Conrad Veidt | Valerie Hobson

The Spy in Black (1939) Trailer | Conrad Veidt | Valerie Hobson

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When VHS were expensive Now they’re non existent replaced by dvds and streaming

@theman2017inc

Thanks. Here it is a lis of the filmography of Powell & Pressburger: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3bN3qL-ZFiE8PsJss-d-9MCFjQWOnZce

@Malik-Ibi

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