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The Spy in Black (US: U-boat 29) is a 1939 British film, and the first collaboration between the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They were brought together by Alexander Korda to make the World War I spy thriller novel of the same title by Joseph Storer Clouston into a film.
Nov 14, 2020 · Film and TV. 21 subscribers. Subscribed. 39. 3.4K views 3 years ago. Although Michael Powell was credited as solo-Director this was the first collaboration between him and Emeric Pressburger....
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An unusual spy thriller in that the main characters are all German spies or collaborators. THE SPY IN BLACK is set in Orkney in 1917, where a German U-boat captain has been sent to infiltrate the locals in respect of a planned attack.
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- Michael Powell
- 1939-10-07
The Spy in Black. A World War I German submarine commander (Conrad Veidt) meets two triple agents (Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson) in the Orkney Islands.
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- Conrad Veidt
- Michael Powell
- London Film Production
The Spy in Black. Directed by Michael Powell • 1939 • United Kingdom. During World War I, a German U-Boat captain is sent to Scotland on a spy mission, but he finds more than he bargained for in his contact, the local schoolmistress.
Sep 11, 2012 · Film. Time Out says. Darkness, foreboding and regret, rather than any sense of propaganda, dominate this extraordinarily atmospheric World War I spy story made on the eve...
The Spy in Black is a 1939 British film, and the first collaboration between the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They were brought together by Alexander Korda to make the World War I spy thriller novel of the same title by Joseph Storer Clouston into a film.
