The Spy in Black
Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
- Director
- Michael Powell
- Signature
- Tension · Action · Craft
Who's in it
Cast
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23 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Aug 3, 1939
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United Kingdom
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