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The Spy in Black
“Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!”
6.4 / 10• 1939• 1h 22m•NR• English
WarThriller
Storyline
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
Cast & Crew
Conrad Veidt
Captain Ernst Hardt
Lead
Sebastian Shaw
Ashington
Valerie Hobson
The School Mistress
Marius Goring
Lieutenant Felix Schuster
June Duprez
Anne Burnett
Athole Stewart
The Rev. Hector Matthews
AL
Agnes Lauchlan
Mrs. Matthews
Helen Haye
Mrs. Sedley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Powell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Spy in Black is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
