Canaris

Canaris (1954)

Admiral Canaris is chief of the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. His department is quite successful and Hitler grants him all the money he wants for new developments. Still he's a thorn in the side of the Nazi chiefs, since he's not as unscrupulous as they want him and is known to criticize their ideology.

Date of release
1954-12-29
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
Alfred Weidenmann

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 4 · Nominations: 6. Including: German Film Award for Best Feature Film; German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor; German Film Award for Best Direction; German Film Award for Best Screenplay

Canaris is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring O. E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting and Adrian Hoven. It portrays real events during the Second World War when Wilhelm Canaris, the head of German military intelligence, was arrested and executed for his involvement with the 20 July Plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler. The film was a major success at the German box office, possibly because it allowed audiences to identify with a heroic German figure disassociated from Nazism. Released in the UK as Canaris Master Spy, and in the US as Deadly Decision—it is also known by the alternative title Canaris: Master Spy.

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