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In the Employ of the Secret Service (1931)

In the Employ of the Secret Service poster
Original title
Im Geheimdienst
Directed by
Gustav Ucicky
Genre
drama film
Country
Weimar Republic
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German agent works undercover in Russia during World War One. He tries to gather intelligence while avoiding capture.

tensesuspensefulgrimseriousurgentdramaticold-fashioned

What happens

In the Employ of the Secret Service (German: Im Geheimdienst) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the First World War. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place in Denmark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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