Underplayed Gems

The Spy (1915)

The Spy poster
Original title
Szpieg
Directed by
Aleksander Hertz
Genre
fiction film
Country
Poland
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A spy operates in an unnamed city during wartime. The only surviving footage is a short fragment, so the full story remains unclear.

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What happens

Szpieg – polski film fabularny z 1915 roku w reżyserii Aleksandra Hertza. Prawdopodobnie pierwszy w historii film fabularny nakręcony w Łodzi. W 2001 roku odnaleziono zaledwie fragment tego filmu (18 min) w archiwum filmowym w Moskwie. Niejasne jest umiejscowienie fabuły filmu w czasie i przestrzeni, jedna z hipotez głosi, że akcja filmu rozgrywa się w 1915 roku w Łodzi, z kolei inna, że w 1914 roku Kaliszu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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