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      1937 1h 24m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews In World War I, British naval Lt. Michael Bruce (George Sanders) bears a striking resemblance to a renowned German officer, Baron Kurt von Rohback (also Sanders) who's been imprisoned by the Allies. Bruce's superiors hatch a plan to send him, in disguise, to Germany in order to impersonate von Rohback and gather secrets from his contacts. But the head of the German secret police, Maj. Gruning (Peter Lorre), suspects that the returned Baron is an impostor and so devises a plan to expose him. Read More Read Less

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      Synopsis In World War I, British naval Lt. Michael Bruce (George Sanders) bears a striking resemblance to a renowned German officer, Baron Kurt von Rohback (also Sanders) who's been imprisoned by the Allies. Bruce's superiors hatch a plan to send him, in disguise, to Germany in order to impersonate von Rohback and gather secrets from his contacts. But the head of the German secret police, Maj. Gruning (Peter Lorre), suspects that the returned Baron is an impostor and so devises a plan to expose him.
      Director
      Gregory Ratoff
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Sep 25, 2012
      Runtime
      1h 24m