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Vakoilija 33

Original title: Lancer Spy
  • 19371937
  • (Banned)(Banned)
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
187
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POPULARITY
114,853
46,304
Peter Lorre, George Sanders, Dolores del Rio, Sig Ruman, and Joseph Schildkraut in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
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An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
187
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
114,853
46,304
  • Director
    • Gregory Ratoff
  • Writers
    • Philip Dunne(screenplay)
    • Martha Cnockhaert McKenna(novel)
  • Stars
    • Dolores del Rio
    • George Sanders
    • Peter Lorre
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gregory Ratoff
  • Writers
    • Philip Dunne(screenplay)
    • Martha Cnockhaert McKenna(novel)
  • Stars
    • Dolores del Rio
    • George Sanders
    • Peter Lorre
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    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Dolores del Rio in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders and Dolores del Rio in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders and Dolores del Rio in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders and Dolores del Rio in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    Joan Carroll in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders and Dolores del Rio in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders and Fritz Feld in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders and Dolores del Rio in Vakoilija 33 (1937)
    George Sanders in Vakoilija 33 (1937)

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    Dolores del Rio
    Dolores del Rio
    • Dolores Daria Sunnel
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Baron Kurt von Rohback…
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Maj. Sigfried Gruning
    Virginia Field
    Virginia Field
    • Joan Bruce
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
    Joseph Schildkraut
    Joseph Schildkraut
    • Prince Ferdi Zu Schwarzwald
    Maurice Moscovitch
    Maurice Moscovitch
    • Gen. Von Meinhardt
    Lionel Atwill
    Lionel Atwill
    • Col. Fenwick
    Luther Adler
    Luther Adler
    • Schratt
    Fritz Feld
    Fritz Feld
    • Fritz Mueller
    Lester Matthews
    Lester Matthews
    • Capt. Neville
    Carlos De Valdez
    • Von Klingen
    Gregory Gaye
    Gregory Gaye
    • Capt. Freymann
    Joan Carrol
    • Elizabeth Bruce
    Claude King
    Claude King
    • Captain
    Kenneth Hunter
    • Commandant
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Admiral
    Leonard Mudie
    Leonard Mudie
    • Statesman
    • Director
      • Gregory Ratoff
    • Writers
      • Philip Dunne(screenplay)
      • Martha Cnockhaert McKenna(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Colin Clive began the film in the role of Colonel Fenwick, but was replaced, due to illness and his subsequent death, by Lionel Atwill.
    • Goofs
      George Sanders, an Englishman, is prepared to take the place of his exact double, a German officer in World War I. His appearance is changed, he studies all the details of the officer's life, but...no one asks him if he speaks German.

    User reviews6

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    George Sanders with a German Accent
    George Sanders speaks in an German accent in this film and would go on to play a German in both 'Confessions of a Nazi Spy' and 'Man Hunt'. His German is quite good, and his stiff wooden acting makes him convincing as a German. Here you see him being trained as an Englishman to speak German, and you can see his evolution from an Englishman to portraying future German roles.

    I've never been a fan of Peter Lorre so I haven't got much to say about his contribution to this film, although he does play a minor role and keeps low profile.

    This is more like a workshop for Sanders to evolve into a German character rather than a film that stands by itself.
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    • marthawilcox1831
    • Jul 29, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1938 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lancer Spy
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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