I Was an American Spy (1951)
- Directed by
- Lesley Selander
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 8 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
During World War II, an American woman living in the Philippines becomes a spy for the Allies. She is captured by the Japanese and tortured before being rescued.
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What happens
I Was an American Spy is a 1951 American war drama film based the true story of Claire Phillips as told in her 1947 book Manila Espionage and a subsequent article in Reader's Digest. Phillips was an American expatriate who conducted espionage in Japan during World War II and was captured, tortured and sentenced to death before her rescue. The film, produced by Allied Artists and directed by Lesley Selander, stars Ann Dvorak in the title role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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