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The Spy in Black

1939 · 82 min

A quietly coiled wartime cat-and-mouse game on windswept islands, ending in a fatal, mournful twist.

Directed by
Michael Powell
Genres
War, Thriller
Starring
Conrad Veidt, Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson
Tagline
Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!
Overview
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

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  • ITVX Premium
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Directed by
Michael Powell
Genres
War, Thriller
Starring
Conrad Veidt, Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • war
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
war, thriller
Directed by
Michael Powell
Written by
Emeric Pressburger
Starring
Conrad Veidt, Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson, Marius Goring, June Duprez, Athole Stewart, Agnes Lauchlan, Helen Haye
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Bernard Browne
Runtime
82 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, Hungarian, English

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