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Code Name: Emerald
“Double agent. Double cross. Trained by the Americans. Trusted by the Nazis. One man holds the secret to the invasion of Normandy.”
6.6 / 10• 1985• 1h 35m•NR• English
ActionDramaWar
Storyline
In preparation for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied territory, the 'overlords' were the few Allied agents who knew the details of the operation. When one them is captured by the Germans, a double agent must infiltrate occupied Paris, with the help of a high level German officer and the French Resistance.
Cast & Crew
Ed Harris
Gus Lang
Lead
Max von Sydow
Jürgen Brausch
Horst Buchholz
Walter Hoffman
Helmut Berger
Ernst Ritter
Cyrielle Clair
Claire Jouvet
Eric Stoltz
Andy Wheeler
Patrick Stewart
Colonel Peters
Graham Crowden
Sir Geoffrey Macklin
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonathan Sanger's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Code Name: Emerald is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
