The Spy in Black

1939 · directed by Michael Powell

Rating: 80/100
Hit: yes

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

The Spy in Black (1939), directed by Michael Powell, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Conrad Veidt
Sebastian Shaw
Valerie Hobson
Marius Goring
June Duprez
Athole Stewart
Agnes Lauchlan
Helen Haye
Cyril Raymond
George Summers

Crew

Bernard Browne — Director of Photography
Hugh Stewart — Editor
Miklós Rózsa — Original Music Composer
Emeric Pressburger — Screenplay

More from Michael Powell

The Red Shoes (1948) — 97/100 · hit
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — 86/100 · hit
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — 85/100 · hit
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — 84/100 · hit
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) — 84/100 · hit
Peeping Tom (1960) — 83/100 · hit

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