Underplayed Gems

Code for the Boss: Sorty No. 5 (1979)

Code for the Boss: Sorty No. 5 poster
Original title
Chiffriert an Chef – Ausfall Nr. 5
Directed by
Helmut Dziuba
Genre
political thriller film
Country
German Democratic Republic, Germany
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An East German spy operation goes wrong. A agent is sent on a mission that becomes increasingly dangerous and isolated.

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What happens

Chiffriert an Chef – Ausfall Nr. 5 ist ein Spionagefilm aus der DDR, der in den Jahren 1978 und 1979 gedreht wurde und im November 1979 in der DDR in die Kinos kam. Der Film ist auch unter dem Titel Die toten Augen bekannt. Der englische Titel lautet Code for the Boss: Sorty No. 5. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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