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The Spy in Black (1939) is a war and thriller film directed by Michael Powell, released on August 3, 1939 with a runtime of 1h 22m. It stars Conrad Veidt, Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson and Marius Goring. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 66 ratings.
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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
Agnes Lauchlan
as Mrs. Matthews
Helen Haye
as Mrs. Sedley
Cyril Raymond
as The Rev. John Harris
George Summers
as Captain Ratter
Hay Petrie
as Engineer
Grant Sutherland
as Bob Bratt
Directed by Michael Powell, written by J. Storer Clouston, Roland Pertwee and Emeric Pressburger, produced by Irving Asher and Alexander Korda.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 66 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on April 27, 2021
Valerie Hobson steals the show here in this dark, tense, wartime espionage drama about a German U-boat captain (Conrad Veidt) sent to the Orkney Islands in WWI to gather intelligence on the British Grand Fleet. Released at the start of the Second World War, this first outing for Powell/Pressberger delivers in a much more ominous tone than that of a mere piece of propaganda. There is a depth to the writing and a…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
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The main cast of The Spy in Black (1939) includes Conrad Veidt, Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson, Marius Goring and June Duprez. The film was directed by Michael Powell. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Spy in Black was released on August 3, 1939 and runs for 1h 22m.
The Spy in Black (1939) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 66 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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