The Spy in Black (1939 film)
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The Spy in Black is a 1939 British World War I espionage thriller film starring Conrad Veidt as a German U-boat commander involved in a spy plot off the coast of Scotland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
espionage film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | U-Boat 29 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAsInUnitedStates | U-Boat 29 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDirector | Vincent Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Spy in Black (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | J. Storer Clouston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterPlayedByConradVeidt | Captain Hardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bernard Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Marcel Vertès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Crichton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme | naval warfare ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle | U-boat ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Denham Film Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
spy
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thriller ⓘ war ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | German U-boat commander ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | German espionage plot against British fleet ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Orkney Islands
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first collaboration between Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCareerMilestoneFor | Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Alexander Korda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 1917 ⓘ |
| releaseDateInUnitedKingdom | 1939-08-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Emeric Pressburger
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Roland Pertwee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Conrad Veidt
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Grant Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ Marius Goring NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerie Hobson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProduction | pre-World War II era ⓘ |
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