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The Guardian Angel

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Overview

In July 1944, with the Allies landed at Normandy but unable to push past German forces, a young German soldier is enlisted for a spy mission by a mysterious American OSS officer named Harry which could turn the tide of the war.

Genres

Action

Drama

War

Production Companies

Daniel Stisen Productions

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Cast

Sergeant Braun

Christopher Heyerdahl

Albert Klosser

Jürgen Prochnow

Colonel Otto Skorzeny

Ralf Moeller

General Omar Bradley

Lawrence Pressman

Colonel William Donovan

John Shea

Sergeant Preis

Rudolf Martin

Captain Ulrich Muller

Daniel Stisen

Colonel Robert Kessler

Dennis Storhøi

Gerta Greenfeld

Mia Jexen

Sergeant Liebig

Max Mauff

Maurice

Nicky Naudé

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