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The Spy (1917 German film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Spy' (German: 'Der Spion') is a 1917 German silent war espionage film directed by Karl Heiland and starring Ferdinand Bonn, Ellen Richter and Conrad Veidt.Soister p.32 It was made as a propaganda film to support the German war effort during the First World War. It is now considered a lost film.
It was shot around Cologne and Dsseldorf.
Synopsis
An Italian spy enters the German Empire in an attempt to commit sabotage and steal secret documents from a large armaments factory.
Cast
* Ferdinand Bonn as Anzio, der Spion
* Ellen Richter as Grfin Fonsecca
* Leontine Khnberg as Else Bohl
* Conrad Veidt as Steinau
* Bruno Lopinski as Besitzer der Rstungsfabrik
References
Bibliography
* John T. Soister. 'Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography'. McFarland, 2002.
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