The Eagle's Eye

The Eagle's Eye (1918)

A criminologist and a government agent team up to expose a ring of German spies.

Data di uscita
1918-03-27
Durata
10 h 0 min
Generi
Dramma, Avventura
Regista
Theodore Wharton, Wellington A. Playter, Leopold Wharton, George Lessey

Cast

Curiosità

The Eagle's Eye is a 1918 American serial film consisting of 20 episodes that dramatizes German espionage in the United States during World War I. The stories are based on the experiences of William J. Flynn during his career as chief of the United States Secret Service from 1912 to 1917.

Background

After Flynn's retirement from the Secret Service his work investigating sabotage during the war were interwoven with fictitious characters and events by Courtney Ryley Cooper into a 20-part spy thriller. These were also published as weekly installments in The Atlanta Constitution's magazine section during 1918 under the title The Eagle's Eye: A True Story of the Imperial German Government's Spies and Intrigues in America.

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