War ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 1939 · 1h 22m

The Spy in Black

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Director
Michael Powell
Cast
Conrad Veidt as Captain Ernst Hardt Sebastian Shaw as Ashington Valerie Hobson as The School Mistress Marius Goring as Lieutenant Felix Schuster June Duprez as Anne Burnett Athole Stewart as The Rev. Hector Matthews
Crew
Bernard Browne — Director of Photography Hugh Stewart — Editor Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer Emeric Pressburger — Screenplay J. Storer Clouston — Story Irving Asher — Producer
Tagline

Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!

Synopsis

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

Trailer The Spy in Black — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
northern englandsubmarineworld war isea battlegerman spybritish fleetgerman navytriple agenttorpedoed shiporkneycounter-espionageimposter
Key Collaborators
Michael Powell Director Bernard Browne Director of Photography Hugh Stewart Editor Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer Emeric Pressburger Screenplay J. Storer Clouston Story Irving Asher Producer Alexander Korda Producer
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