The Spy in Black 84 years old

Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!

The Spy in Black

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

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The Spy in Black Cast

Name Character
Torin Thatcher He was 34, 76 years old when he died as Submarine Officer
Valerie Hobson She was 22, 81 years old when she died as The School Mistress
Conrad Veidt He was 46, 50 years old when he died as Captain Hardt
Cyril Raymond He was 40, 74 years old when he died as The Rev. John Harris
Bernard Miles He was 32, 83 years old when he died as Hans - Hotel Receptionist
Marius Goring He was 27, 86 years old when he died as Schuster
Cyril Chamberlain He was 30, 65 years old when he died as Bit Part (uncredited)
John Penrose He was 24, 18 years old when he died as Newlywed at Kiel Hotel
Skelton Knaggs He was 28, 43 years old when he died as German Sailor looking for Capt. Hardt
June Duprez She was 21, 66 years old when she died as Anne Burnett
Howard Marion-Crawford He was 25, 55 years old when he died as German Officer in Kieler Hof Hotel
Grant Sutherland as Bob Bratt
Johnnie Schofield He was 40, 56 years old when he died as Armed Guard of POW's on Ferry
Jack Lambert He was 19, 81 years old when he died as Passport Official (uncredited)
Esma Cannon She was 33, 66 years old when she died as Maggie
Robert Rendel He was 54, 59 years old when he died as Admiral
Athole Stewart He was 60, 61 years old when he died as The Rev. Hector Matthews
George Summers as Captain Ratter
Hay Petrie He was 44, 53 years old when he died as Engineer
Graham Stark He was 17, 91 years old when he died as Bell Boy
Kenneth Warrington as Commander Denis
Mary Morris She was 23, 72 years old when she died as Chauffeuse
Helen Haye She was 65, 83 years old when she died as Mrs. Sedley
Sebastian Shaw (actor) He was 34, 89 years old when he died as Ashington

The Spy in Black Crew

Name Department
Miklós Rózsa as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (88) years old when He died Sound
John W. Mitchell as Boom Operator. He was 24 (90) years old when He died Sound
William Hornbeck as Supervising Film Editor. He was 38 (82) years old when He died Editing
Vincent Korda as Supervising Art Director. He was 42 (81) years old when He died Art
Hugh Stewart as Editor. He was 28 (100) years old when He died Editing
Irving Asher as Producer. He was 36 (82) years old when He died Production
Emeric Pressburger as Screenplay. He was 36 (85) years old when He died Writing
Muir Mathieson as Music Director. He was 28 (63) years old when He died Sound
Roland Pertwee as Scenario Writer. He was 54 (77) years old when He died Writing
A.W. Watkins as Sound Director. He was 43 (74) years old when He died Sound
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The Spy in Black (84 years)

Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!

  • Release day: Thursday, August 03, 1939
  • Runtime: 82 minutes
  • Budget: 4668069.00