Spies at Work

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Spies at Work
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Directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Music by Giuseppe Becce
Production
company
Distributed by UFA
Release date
  • 31 March 1933 (1933-03-31)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Spies at Work (German : Spione am Werk) is a 1933 German thriller film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte Helm, and Eduard von Winterstein. [1] A spy film, it is set during the First World War conflict between Austria and Italy.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Weber and Erich Zander. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. A British version On Secret Service was also made.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 29

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