The Spy (German: Der Spion) is a 1917 German silent war espionage film directed by Karl Heiland and starring Ferdinand Bonn, Ellen Richter and Conrad Veidt.Soister p.32 It was made as a propaganda film to support the German war effort during the First World War. It is now considered a lost film.
It was shot around Cologne and Düsseldorf.
Synopsis An Italian spy enters the German Empire in an attempt to commit sabotage and steal secret documents from a large armaments factory.
Cast Ferdinand Bonn as Anzio, der Spion Ellen Richter as Gräfin Fonsecca Leontine Kühnberg as Else Bohl Conrad Veidt as Steinau Bruno Lopinski as Besitzer der Rüstungsfabrik
References
Bibliography John T. Soister. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002.
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