Secret Agent (1932 film)

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Secret Agent
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Directed by Harry Piel
Written by Werner Scheff
Harry Piel
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Harry Piel
Starring Harry Piel
Maria Matray
Eduard von Winterstein
Cinematography Ewald Daub
Edited by René Métain
Music by Fritz Wenneis
Production
company
Ariel-Film
Distributed by Deutsche Universal-Film
Release date
18 February 1932
Running time
93 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Secret Agent (German: Der Geheimagent) is a 1932 German thriller film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Maria Matray, Eduard von Winterstein and Leonard Steckel. [1] It was shot at the Staaken and Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures.

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Synopsis

A chemist has developed a deadly new poison gas that could wipe out humanity. The adventure Harry Parker sets out to get his hands on the formula and destroy it.

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References

  1. DeCelles p.73

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