In the Employ of the Secret Service

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In the Employ of the Secret Service
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German film poster
German Im Geheimdienst
Directed by Gustav Ucicky
Written by Walter Reisch
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Carl Hoffmann
Music byWerner Schmidt-Boelcke
Production
company
UFA
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 14 August 1931 (1931-08-14)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

In the Employ of the Secret Service (German : Im Geheimdienst) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. [1] It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the First World War. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place in Denmark.

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References

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