The Spy in Black

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Conrad_Veidt
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Buchan
gptkbp:awards gptkb:None
gptkbp:based_on novel by Joseph Conrad
The novel ' The Spy in Black' by John Buchan
gptkbp:box_office £200,000
gptkbp:budget £100,000
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Derek_Bond
gptkb:Diana_Churchill
gptkb:John_O'_Shea
gptkb:Graham_Moffatt
gptkb:Valerie_Hobson
gptkb:Gordon_Harker
gptkb:Peter_Lorre
gptkb:Leslie_Banks
gptkb:Mervyn_Johns
gptkb:Evelyn_Ankers
gptkb:Cecil_Parker
gptkb:C._V._France
gptkb:Robert_Morley
gptkb:John_Le_Mesurier
Peter Gawthorne
Mary Clare
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Freddie_Francis
gptkbp:color Black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive reviews
generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced later spy films
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Michael_Powell
gptkbp:director gptkb:Michael_Powell
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:General_Film_Distributors
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:None
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:David_Lean
gptkbp:followed_by The 49th Parallel
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Thriller
gptkb:war
War film
spy fiction
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Spy in Black
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:The_Great_War
Silent film era
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Film_noir
British cinema
World War I films
British espionage literature
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Captain_Johnnie_Munro
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Walter_Goehr
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person perspective
gptkbp:notable_appearance Conrad Veidt as Captain von Stalhein
James Mason as the German officer
John Laurie as the fisherman
Sebastian Shaw as the Admiral
Valerie Hobson as Mary
gptkbp:plot A German spy is sent to Scotland during World War I.
Espionage and intrigue during World War I.
gptkbp:premiere 1939
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Michael_Powell
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:The_Archers
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1930
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Hodder_&_Stoughton
gptkbp:release_date 1939
gptkbp:release_format Theatrical
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:release_year 1939
gptkbp:released_in 1939
gptkbp:remake gptkb:None
gptkbp:runtime 85 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Emeric_Pressburger
by John Buchan and others
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:None
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:setting Scotland and Germany
gptkbp:soundtrack Original score by Walter Goehr
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Valerie_Hobson
gptkb:Conrad_Veidt
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:military_operation
courage
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Emeric_Pressburger