The Spy in Black

Aug 3, 1939

1h 22m

★ 6.4

Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!

Overview

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

Genres

War

Thriller

Production Companies

Irving Asher Productions

London Films Productions

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Cast

Captain Ernst Hardt

Conrad Veidt

Ashington

Sebastian Shaw

The School Mistress

Valerie Hobson

Lieutenant Felix Schuster

Marius Goring

Anne Burnett

June Duprez

The Rev. Hector Matthews

Athole Stewart

Mrs. Matthews

Agnes Lauchlan

Mrs. Sedley

Helen Haye

The Rev. John Harris

Cyril Raymond

Captain Ratter

George Summers

Engineer

Hay Petrie

Bob Bratt

Grant Sutherland

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