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Confessions of a Nazi Spy is a 1939 American spy political thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. It was the first explicitly anti-Nazi film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, being released in May 1939, four months before the beginning of World War II and two and a half years before the United States' entry into the war.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy: Directed by Anatole Litvak. With Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders, Paul Lukas. FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-war espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
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- Drama, War
- Anatole Litvak
- 1939-05-06
Considered the first anti-Nazi film produced by a major studio, Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) follows Edward G. Robinson in the role of FBI agent Ed Renard as he investigates a Nazi espionage ring headed up by dedicated National Socialist, Dr. Kassell, played by Paul Lukas in a part he patterned after Hitler himself.
Purchase Confessions of a Nazi Spy on digital and stream instantly or download offline. In the wake of a trial that convicted four Nazi agents of spying against the U.S., Warner Bros. became the first Hollywood studio to fire a salvo at Hitler's Germany. Months before World War II erupted it released this thriller based on revelations that emerged from the trial and other real-life sources ...
- Anatole Litvak
- Edward G. Robinson
Directed with hard-hitting verve by Anatole Litvak, Confessions of a Nazi Spy struck a nerve in its era. It remains a milestone of filmmaking commitment today. Drama. arrow_forward. In the wake of a trial that convicted four Nazi agents of spying against the U.S., Warner Bros. became the first Hollywood studio to fire a salvo at Hitler's Germany.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
