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The Spy in Black (US: U-boat 29) is a 1939 British film, and the first collaboration between the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They were brought together by Alexander Korda to make the World War I spy thriller novel of the same title by Joseph Storer Clouston into a film.
A World War I German submarine commander (Conrad Veidt) meets two triple agents (Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson) in the Orkney Islands.
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- Conrad Veidt
- Michael Powell
- London Film Production
The Spy In Black (1939) Although Michael Powell was credited as solo-Director this was the first collaboration between him and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Conrad Veidt and Valerie ...
- 79 min
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- Film and TV
Original title: The Spy in Black. 1939. Approved. 1h 17m. IMDb RATING. 6.9 /10. 2.5K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Thriller War. A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet. Director. Michael Powell. Writers. J. Storer Clouston. Emeric Pressburger. Roland Pertwee. Stars. Conrad Veidt. Valerie Hobson. Sebastian Shaw.
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- Thriller, War
- Michael Powell
- 1939-10-07
The Spy in Black. Directed by Michael Powell • 1939 • United Kingdom. During World War I, a German U-Boat captain is sent to Scotland on a spy mission, but he finds more than he bargained for in his contact, the local schoolmistress.
Conrad Veidt's U-boat commander is dropped off on Orkney in 1917 to meet up with a German spy and a disillusioned British Naval officer and plot the destruction of the British fleet.
The Spy in Black. Directed by Michael Powell • 1939 • United Kingdom. During World War I, a German U-Boat captain is sent to Scotland on a spy mission, but he finds more than he bargained for in his contact, the local schoolmistress.
