Nazi Agent (1942)
The girl and the gestapo! Hidden enemies! It's thrilling!!
Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von Detner, his world is thrown into turmoil. Threatening Becker with deportation, Hugo forces him to use his shop as a front for espionage.
- Date of release
- 1942-03-01
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Jules Dassin
Casting
- Conrad Veidt — Otto Becker / Baron Hugo von Detner
- Ann Ayars — Kaaren De Relle
- Frank Reicher — Fritz
- Dorothy Tree — Miss Harper
- Ivan F. Simpson — Professor Sterling (as Ivan Simpson)
- William Tannen — Ludwig
- Martin Kosleck — Kurt Richten
- Marc Lawrence — Joe Aiello
- Sidney Blackmer — Arnold Milbar
- Moroni Olsen — Brenner
- Pierre Watkin — Grover Blaine McHenry
- Ernie Alexander — Sailor (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Nazi Agent is a 1942 American spy film directed by Jules Dassin, in his first feature-length film for MGM. It stars Conrad Veidt playing identical twins, one loyal to the United States (U.S.), the other a dedicated German Nazi.
Production
Principal photography on Nazi Agent began in early November 1941 and ended on December 16, 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor and Germany's declaration of war against the United States. The film is considered a war propaganda film. The film was first announced under the title Out of the Past.
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