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Spy for Germany (1956)

Spy for Germany poster
Original title
Spion für Deutschland
Directed by
Werner Klingler
Genre
spy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A German spy is sent to the United States during World War Two to gather intelligence on the American atomic bomb project. The film follows his mission and the dangers he faces.

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What happens

Spy for Germany (German: Spion für Deutschland) is a 1956 West German thriller film directed by Werner Klingler that stars Martin Held, Nadja Tiller and Walter Giller. Based on a book by Will Berthold, the film depicts the mission of a German spy Erich Gimpel during the Second World War to discover how far the American nuclear programme had progressed. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location in Boston and New York in America. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Paul Markwitz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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