Based upon the true story if A.P. Scotland's autobiography,The London Cage.
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Title: The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
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| Jack Hawkins | ... | Gen. Alex Schottland | |
| Gia Scala | ... | Lili Geyr | |
| Erik Schumann | ... | Lt. Reinisch | |
| Alexander Knox | ... | Gestapo Leader Müller | |
| Felix Aylmer | ... | Cornaz | |
| Walter Hudd | ... | Adm. Canaris | |
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Edward Underdown | ... | Kaltenbrunner |
| Laurence Naismith | ... | Gen. Hauser | |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | ... | Dietz | |
| Kenneth Griffith | ... | Adolf Hitler | |
| Robert Crewdson | ... | 1st Gestapo Agent | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Gestapo Agent | |
| Harriette Johns | ... | Karen Corscher | |
| Martin Benson | ... | Gen. Wagner | |
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Victor Woolf | ... | Pawnbroker |
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World War II spy thriller based on a true story, of a British secret agent successfully infiltrates Nazi military and gains full confidence of entire Nazi high command, including Führer Adolf Hitler, except for one suspecting officer. All the while, he passes information to Allies. Written by Arthur_2323
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The startling story of the British agent who fooled Hitler - and the whole German Army ! See more »Parents Guide:
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The film was almost complete fiction. See more »Goofs
When Gen. Schottland is in the forest trying to radio the allies, he is confronted by a soldier carrying a British Sten submachine gun. In the next scene it is revealed to be a German soldier and now he is carrying a German MP-40 submachine gun. In the next scene it switches back to a Sten. See more »Crazy Credits
The credits read inspired by A.P. Scotland's "The London Cage". But in Scotland's own words "I had been a German officer... but that was from 1903 to 1907 during the Hottentot Wars in South Africa. True, also, I had secretly worked and successfully fooled the Germans and worked behind their lines... but that was alongside the Kaiser's Army in 1916." In WW1 & WW2 Scotland served as an intelligence officer interrogating captured German POW's. This culminated in his interrogating suspected war criminals at the end of the war. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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1959 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
El espía de dos cabezas See more »Company Credits
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Jack Hawkins wasn't always renowned for the subtlety of his performances, but he does manage that well here. In this quite plausible adaptation of AP Scotland's fact-based book, he portrays a German officer who works his way up the ranks, ultimately to reach staff rank in the Nazi army - whilst passing on secrets to the British for almost 30 years. The direction is suspenseful and it maintains the tension well - especially towards the end. This is rarely seen, nowadays, but is eminently watchable.