The Spy in Black poster

The Spy in Black( 1939)

TV-MAWarThriller
64%
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Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Conrad Veidt

      Captain Ernst Hardt

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      Sebastian Shaw

      Ashington

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      Valerie Hobson

      The School Mistress

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      Marius Goring

      Lieutenant Felix Schuster

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      June Duprez

      Anne Burnett

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      Athole Stewart

      The Rev. Hector Matthews

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      Agnes Lauchlan

      Mrs. Matthews

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      Helen Haye

      Mrs. Sedley

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      Cyril Raymond

      The Rev. John Harris

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      George Summers

      Captain Ratter

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      Hay Petrie

      Engineer

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      Grant Sutherland

      Bob Bratt

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      Robert Rendel

      Admiral

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      Mary Morris

      Chauffeuse

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      Margaret Moffatt

      Kate

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      Kenneth Warrington

      Commander Denis

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      Torin Thatcher

      Submarine Officer

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      Esma Cannon

      Maggie

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      Cyril Chamberlain

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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      Bryan Herbert

      Corporal Guarding POW's on Ferry

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      Skelton Knaggs

      German Sailor looking for Capt. Hardt

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      Howard Marion-Crawford

      German Officer in Kieler Hof Hotel

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      Bernard Miles

      Hans - Hotel Receptionist

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      John Penrose

      Newlywed at Kiel Hotel

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      Johnnie Schofield

      Armed Guard of POWs on Ferry

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      Diana Sinclair-Hall

      Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Graham Stark

      Bell Boy (uncredited)

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      Jack Lambert

      Passport Official (uncredited)

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      Jeanne Macintyre

      German Girl (uncredited)

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      Jack Sharp

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    A review by Peter McGinn

    7
    Written by Peter McGinn on Tue Apr 27 2021
    This is a classic black and white spy thriller, thought of highly enough to be part of a national project to restore old films. The movie is entertaining, with a couple of departures from normal thrillers, I think (though I am not a follower of the genre). The bulk of the story is told from the perspective of the Germans, the enemy, as it were. It would be like the movie The Alamo being told from the perspective of Santa Anna’s Mexican army. Also, the ending is unusual compared to a modern thriller, where then good guy and bad guy usually square off and settle things in a climactic final sce...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4668069.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • northern england
    • submarine
    • world war i
    • sea battle
    • german spy
    • british fleet
    • german navy
    • triple agent
    • torpedoed ship
    • orkney
    • counter-espionage
    • imposter