Under False Flag (1932)
- Original title
- Unter falscher Flagge
- Directed by
- Johannes Meyer
- Genre
- spy film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A spy thriller set in 1930s Germany. A woman and two men become entangled in espionage and betrayal. The film follows their dangerous deceptions and shifting loyalties.
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What happens
Under False Flag (German: Unter falscher Flagge) is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Charlotte Susa, Gustav Fröhlich and Friedrich Kayssler. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin from the end of November 1931 to the beginning of 1932. It was made by Deutsche Universal, the German branch of Universal Pictures, in co-production with Tobis Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. It premiered at Berlin's Ufa-Palast am Zoo. The film was based on the novel of the same title by Max W. Kimmich, who also worked on the screenplay. In 1934 Universal made an American remake Madame Spy in Hollywood with Fay Wray and Edward Arnold and directed by Karl Freund. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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