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Spies at Work (1933)

Spies at Work poster
Original title
Spione am Werk
Directed by
Gerhard Lamprecht
Genre
spy film
Country
German Reich
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A spy film set during World War One. It follows agents working in the conflict between Austria and Italy.

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What happens

Spies at Work (German: Spione am Werk) is a 1933 German thriller film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte Helm, and Eduard von Winterstein. A spy film, it is set during the First World War conflict between Austria and Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Weber and Erich Zander. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. A British version On Secret Service was also made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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