NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black (1939) was the first collaboration between the British filmmakers Powell & Pressburger. They were brought together by Alexander Korda to rescue this World War I spy thriller and went on to make over 20 films together. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (479x624, 26 KB)Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (479x624, 26 KB)Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black. ... Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black (1939). ... See also: 1938 in film 1939 1940 in film 1930s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as the greatest year in film history. ... Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971) The United Kingdom has been influential in the technological, commercial and artistic development of cinema. ... Powell and Pressburger were a British-based film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers. ... Alexander Korda (September 16, 1893 _ January 23, 1956) was a film director and Hungary, where he worked as a journalist before going into films as a producer. ... WWI redirects here. ...

Story

Captain Hardt (Conrad Veidt), a World War I German submarine commander, is ordered to lead a mission to attack the British Fleet at Scapa Flow. He puts ashore on the Orkney Islands to meet his contact but finds more than he bargained for in the local schoolmistress (Valerie Hobson). Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black (1939). ... WWI redirects here. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom. ... The Orkney Islands are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area. ... Valerie Hobson (1917-1998) was a British actress, who appeared in a number of British films during the 1940s and 1950s. ...

Criticism

Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black (1939). ... Valerie Hobson (1917-1998) was a British actress, who appeared in a number of British films during the 1940s and 1950s. ... Sebastian Shaw could refer to these articles: Sebastian Shaw (actor) - a film and stage actor Sebastian Shaw (comics) - a character from the X-Men comic books by Marvel Comics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

Categories: 1939 films | British films | Powell and Pressburger films | World War I films Powell and Pressburger were a British-based film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers. ... Michael Powell film-maker. ... Emeric Pressburger (December 5, 1902 – February 5, 1988) was a Jewish Hungarian screenwriter and producer, who emigrated to England in the 1930s. ... Contraband (1940) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... Forty-Ninth Parallel (1941) is the third collaboration by the British-based filmmakers Powell & Pressburger. ... One of our Aircraft is Missing (1942) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... Clive Candy (Roger Livesey) and Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff (Anton Walbrook) reunited after WWI. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) is a film by the British filmmakers Powell & Pressburger, starring Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and Anton Walbrook. ... The Volunteer (1943) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... A Canterbury Tale (1944) is a British film by the film-making team of Powell & Pressburger. ... Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) and Torquil MacNeil (Roger Livesey) look on at a Ceilidh. ... Bomber pilot Peter Carter (David Niven), washed up on a strange beach. ... Black Narcissus (1947) is a film by the British director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger, based on the novel by Rumer Godden. ... Film The Red Shoes (1948) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... The Small Back Room (1949) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger, based on The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. ... Gone to Earth (1950) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... Oh. ... The Battle of the River Plate (1956) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... Poster for Ill Met by Moonlight. ... Poster for Theyre a Weird Mob. ... The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972) is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Powell & Pressburger. ...