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Spy for Germany is a 1956 West German thriller film directed by Werner Klingler that stars Martin Held, Nadja Tiller and Walter Giller. Based on a book by Will Berthold, the film depicts the mission of a German spy Erich Gimpel during the Second World War to discover how far the American nuclear programme had progressed. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location in Boston and New York in America. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Kuhnert and Paul Markwitz.
Original Release
12/04/1956
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Held | Erich Gimpel |
| Nadja Tiller | Joan Kenneth |
| Walter Giller | Billy Cole |
| Viktor Staal | Oberst Sommerfeld |
| Claude Farell | Inge Hagen |
| Gustav Knuth | Roger Bentley |
| Heinz Drache | Jim Newman |
| Stanislav Ledinek | Mr. Brown |
| Martin Kosleck | Griffins |
| Günter Pfitzmann | U-Boot-Kommandant / Korvettenkapitän Hilbig |
Directors
Writers
Will Berthold, Herbert Reinecker
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Held | Erich Gimpel |
| Nadja Tiller | Joan Kenneth |
| Walter Giller | Billy Cole |
| Viktor Staal | Oberst Sommerfeld |
| Claude Farell | Inge Hagen |
| Gustav Knuth | Roger Bentley |
| Heinz Drache | Jim Newman |
| Stanislav Ledinek | Mr. Brown |
| Martin Kosleck | Griffins |
| Günter Pfitzmann | U-Boot-Kommandant / Korvettenkapitän Hilbig |
| Werner Peters | Gefängiswärter Jonny |
| Reinhold Bernt | U-Boot-Steuermann |
| Franz Nicklisch | Mann im Rollstuhl |
| Ralph Lothar | Paolo Santo |
| Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur | Atomprofessor |
| Hans Waldemar Anders | Becker |
| Joachim Boldt | |
| Rudolf Brandt | Schüssler |
| Kurt Buecheler | Ehlers |
| Hellmut Grube | Dr. Weber |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alf Teichs | Producer |
| Kurt Ulrich | Producer |
