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I Was a Spy
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- Documentary
- Thriller
- 1934
- Victor Saville
- 86 mins
- U
Summary
A Belgian nurse infiltrates German High Command to supply the British with vital information during the First World War One. Fact-based spy thriller, starring Madeleine Carroll, Conrad Veidt, Donald Calthorp and Nigel Bruce
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A star rating of 2 out of 5.
Adrian Turner
Fans of vintage British cinema will enjoy this sprightly espionage yarn, set during the First World War and bearing a close resemblance to the Mata Hari legend. The lovely Madeleine Carroll plays Martha Cnockhaert, a Belgian nurse who goes undercover with fellow spy Herbert Marshall and gets caught trying to sabotage a German munitions dump. Conrad Veidt, exiled from his homeland following the victory of the Nazis, plays a villainous German officer. Carroll went on to work with Hitchcock on The 39 Steps and The Secret Agent.
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Cast
rolenameMartha Cnockhaert McKennaMadeleine CarrollCommandant OberaertzConrad VeidtStephanHerbert MarshallDoctorGerald du MaurierBurgomasterEdmund GwennCnockhaertDonald CalthropOttoAnthony BushellCanteen MaEva MooreScottyNigel BruceMme CnockhaertMay AgateReichmannGeorge Merritt (1)Aunt LucilleMartita Hunt
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rolenameDirectorVictor Saville
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Theatrical distributor
W & F Film Service Ltd
Languages
English
Available on
video and DVD
Formats
Black and white
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