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Timewatch: The Spies who Fooled Hitler MI5 at War

Exposing the undercover dealings of enemy agents and the MI5 counter-deception, known as the double-cross system, in the Second World War. Captured German spies were turned into double agents and used to deceive the Axis forces. One of the most famous of these spies was nicknamed 'Garbo', originally based in Lisbon, but brought to Britain by MI5 where he convinced the Germans that he ran an outfit of many agents scattered across the country. The programme also shows how these agents played a crucial role in the success of the Normandy landings, and includes interviews with Pat McCallum, who was in charge of the...

results.listIds.director : Tilman Remme

results.listIds.year : 1999

results.listIds.lang : English

Bonhoeffer: pastor. spy. assassin.

A feature film. As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a plot to assassinate Hitler. With his faith and fate at stake, Bonhoeffer must choose between upholding his moral convictions or risking it all to save millions of Jews from genocide. The film follows Bonhoeffer's shift from preaching peace to plotting murder.

results.listIds.director : Todd Komarnicki

results.listIds.year : 2024

results.listIds.duration : 133

The Red Orchestra (2020)

A docu-drama. The "Red Orchestra" was the most important resistance group inside the Third Reich, a vast spy network mainly located in Brussels and Paris during the Second World War. Those activists help the Jews persecuted by the regime, hide deserters and gather military information that will be decisive for the victory of the allies. The film sheds light on this network of mythical spy.

results.listIds.director : Carl-Ludwig Rettinger

results.listIds.year : 2020

results.listIds.duration : 120

results.listIds.lang : English, German

Time of Honor - Part 2 - On Polish Land

A mini-series on the Polish military resistance during World War II, focusing on the trials of a group of special operations officers as they attempt to carry out their missions. After completing training in England they are parachuted into Poland and begin their secret work, trying to contact military partisans while avoiding Nazi sympathizers and counter-intelligence. Captain Konarski leads a team of four well-trained soldiers: Bronek, Janek, Wladek, and Michal who soon find themselves in many unexpected and dangerous situations. Emotionally charged, the series also examines the soldiers' families and how...

results.listIds.director : Michał Kwieciński, Michał Rosa, Wojciech Wójcik

results.listIds.year : 2008

results.listIds.duration : 46

results.listIds.lang : Polish