British intelligence 1940 directed by terry morse terrell o. It was made by warner brothers and although released in 1940 it deals with espionage in the first world war rather than the second world war. B picture was based on a 1918 play three faces east written by anthony paul kelly and produced on the stage by george m. The film features boris karloff and margaret lindsay. British intelligence 1940 british intelligence 1940. Montgomery hyde, giles playfair, gilbert highet and tom hill, british security coordination. A remake of the 1930 espionager three faces east, the film stars boris karloff as valder, the sinister butler of a british cabinet minister. Countries united kingdom, united states mpaa rating nr. There is some trench warfare, german spies, british intelligence as well as double agents. During world war i, franz strendler, a master german spy has cost the british dearly. British intelligence 1940 on dvd with boris karloff. Read the full synopsis of british intelligence, 1940, directed by terry morse, with boris karloff, margaret lindsay, bruce lester, at turner classic movies. Like tower of london, 1940s british intelligence gave audiences a chance to see boris karloff in something other than a horror movie. With boris karloff, margaret lindsay, bruce lester, leonard mudie.
He portrays a mysterious, facially scarred, government agent who, under the name valdar, poses as a french butler. The secret history of british intelligence in the americas, 194045 1945 in the early spring of 1940, william stephenson paid a visit to the united states. The war office, responsible for the administration of the british army, formed the intelligence branch in 1873, which became the directorate of military intelligence. This print obtained from the public domain torrents site is brighter, less grainy, and has a higher resolution 720x544 vs 640x480 than the one already available on the archive. World war i dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. British intelligence is an english movie directed by terry o. British intelligence 1940 british intelligence is, rather surprisingly given the subject matter, an american production. The secret history of british intelligence in the americas, 1940 45 1945 in the early spring of 1940, william stephenson paid a visit to the united states. This great film will surely attract a whole new generation of classic movie fans. Boris karloff, margaret lindsay, bruce lester, leonard mudie, holmes herbert, austin fairman. British security coordination spartacus educational. The film, also known as enemy agent, was released in the united states in january 1940. Although not sophisticated by todays standards this flick presents spies as agents and double agents working diligent for. The anthony paul kelly play was previously filmed as three faces east in 1925 by cinema corp.
Ostensibly private business was the purpose of his journey. Released 1940, british intelligence stars boriskarloff, margaretlindsay, brucelester, holmesherbert the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 2 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. British intelligence online stream british intelligence gratis. Hitchcocks secret agent, 1936 sternbergs dishonored 1931 and.
The problem is that no one knows who he is or what he looks like. British intelligence 1940 boris karloff video dailymotion. The story of a german spy network operating in england during world war one, british intelligence is a decent, if somewhat confusing, wartime thriller. Though set during ww1, british intelligence was obviously thrown together to capitalize on the outbreak of ww2. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1940 freigegeben.
May 23, 2014 british intelligence 1940 boris karloff. British intelligence is set during wwi but theres no question that this was meant to be a propaganda piece for wwii as well as a warning to americans. A remake of the 1930 espionager three faces east, the film stars boris karloff as. A british cabinet ministers home is a hotbed of spies and double agents. British intelligence boris karloff margaret lindsay full movie english hd 720p. The owner of this website is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon properties including, but not limited to,,, or. British intelligence is an american film directed by terry o. British intelligence service 1940 film en francais. As a balm to 1940 audiences, the film includes an early comedy scene in which german military protocol is upset by a clumsy corporal willy. It is a remake of a 1930 film, which in turn was based on a play named three faces east. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time. Karloffs 1940 classic british intelligence is a motion picture rife with world war 1 imagery portrayed by the generation who fought that epic struggle.
There are several speeches in the film that were used to tell america that war is hated but at the same time one must fight to remain free. His performance in what amounts to a triple role is the film s lone bright spot. Boris karloff plays a domestic servant involved in espionage during world war i, in a film that is filled with so many double agents that you wont be able to figure out who is on which side until the film ends. B picture was based on a 1918 play three faces east written by anthony paul kelly and produced on the. Boris karloff took a break from playing monsters and mad scientists to appear in this spellbinding wartime drama from warner bros. Jan 24, 2015 british intelligence is, rather surprisingly given the subject matter, an american production. Karloff here plays a butler to a high ranking official in the british government. This film is made in 1940 and set during world war i. Despite it becoming preachy in the end, this little film is a fun secret agent, double crossing, triple, hell, even quadruple crossing movie that has some real fun twists to keep you guessing whos the good guys british. Morse and stars boris karloff and margaret lindsay. Morse genres spy film subgenres war spy film release date jan 29, 1940 usa unknown run time 62 min.
British intelligence watched by joao candido letterboxd. Morse, le film complet british intelligence service long metrage avec original streaming en anglais, a ete produit en etatsunis et est apparu dans les cinemas francais en 1940. British intelligence 1940 is a classic movie directed by terry o. British intelligence boris karloff margaret lindsay full. If this movie is to be believed then every second person in britain was a german spy. British intelligence subsequently scrambles to uncover the master spy, who is hard at work to expand his own reach. British intelligence known in some places as enemy agent is a british wartime spy thriller made in 1940 in the midst of world war ii but actually set in world war i. There arent that many world war i spy movies around. In desperation, they send for their best agent, currently undercover in germany. Boris karloff stars along with margaret lindsay in this wwi espionage thriller directed by terry o. Although not sophisticated by todays standards this flick presents spies as agents and double agents working diligent for king and country both english and german.
British intelligence 1940 boris karloff wwi spy movie dvd. Organised intelligence collection and planning for the government of the united kingdom and the british empire was established during the 19th century. British intelligence is a 1940 film about spies during world war i. British intelligence is a 1940 spy film set in world war i.
Written by lee katz, based on the 1918 play three faces east written by anthony paul kelly. Media in category british intelligence the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. This movie had boris karloff, margaret lindsay, bruce lester in the lead roles of the film. Starring boris karloff its wwi and the british army must find master spy franz strendler and stop him from leaking information that sabotages their military details. British intelligence 1940 danske film stream gratis. The admiralty, responsible for the command of the royal navy, formed. British intelligence may be overlong and beset with plot holes, but at least its got karloff. British intelligence 1940 boris karloff part 12 video. British intelligence is a spy film thriller starring boris karloff. While the plot stretches credibility just a little in this respect it.
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