I Was a Spy

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I Was a Spy is a 1933 British war drama film about a Belgian woman who becomes a spy during World War I.

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I Was a Spy canonical 4
I Was a Spy (autobiography) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn I Was a Spy (autobiography)
linked to: I Was a Spy

autobiography of Marthe Cnockaert
characterIn Marthe Cnockaert
cinematographer Charles Van Enger
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
countryOfSetting Belgium
criticalReception well received in Britain on release
director Victor Saville
distributedIn United Kingdom
distributor Gaumont British Distributors
editor Ian Dalrymple
era 1930s British cinema
filmingLocation Islington Studios
format black-and-white film
genre spy film
war drama
hasSubject Belgian Resistance
linked to: Belgian resistance

World War I
espionage
language English
leadActor Herbert Marshall
Madeleine Carroll
leadRoleCharacter Marthe Cnockaert
musicBy Louis Levy
narrativeFocus Belgian woman who becomes a spy for the Allies
notableFor portrayal of female espionage in World War I
originalLanguage English
producer Michael Balcon
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
productionCompany Gainsborough Pictures
releaseDate 1933-09-04
releaseYear 1933
runtime approximately 86 minutes
screenwriter Edwin Greenwood
W. P. Lipscomb
setIn German-occupied Belgium
starred Conrad Veidt
Edmund Gwenn
Herbert Marshall
Madeleine Carroll
Martita Hunt
timePeriodOfSetting World War I
title I Was a Spy

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Gertrude Michael performedIn I Was a Spy
Lucie Mannheim notableWork I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy basedOn I Was a Spy (autobiography)
linked to: I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy title I Was a Spy