I am so glad to see a German film made after WW2 and speaking of a nazi agent as the hero; long before Don Sutherland in EYE OF THE NEEDLE. Michael Caine in THE EAGLE HAS LANDED could also be seen as this kind of scheme, but it is an American feature. This German film is very rare though being been released in 1956. I find it very interesting, as if it was an Hollywood film of this era, but focusing on the German side. I have always prefered this instead the Allies one, I don't know why, maybe because the losers point of view is more unusual... Acting and directing are tense and full of suspense, I was stuck all long this movie. I thought of the series THE AMERICANS, made several years ago and speaking of Russian agents undercover in the USA during the eighties. Some kind of a cousin topic. And watching German actors playing FBI agents is very weird, incredible, so rare. A rare gem to see at any cost for movie diggers as I am.
Review of Spy for Germany
