Chantecoq (1916)
- Directed by
- Henri Pouctal
- Genre
- silent film, war film, spy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An amateur detective uncovers and exposes a network of German spies operating in France just before World War I starts.
suspensefulpatriotichistoricalmethodicaltensegrittyintriguing
What happens
Chantecoq A.K.A. L'espionne de Guillaume (Wilhelm's Spy) is a 1916 French spy film directed by Henri Pouctal, starring Claude Mérelle, Gaston Michel and Julien Clément. It is about an amateur detective unmasking a group of German spies in France on the eve of World War I. The scenario of the film is based on the novel L'espionne de Guillaume by Arthur Bernède. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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