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Canaris

1954 · 1h 52m · Drama, War · Germany · Rated 12 (DE)

Admiral Canaris is chief of the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. His department is quite successful and Hitler grants him all the money he wants for new developments. Still he's a thorn in the side of the Nazi chiefs, since he's not as unscrupulous as they want him and is known to criticize their ideology.

Directed by
Alfred Weidenmann
Written by
Erich Ebermayer, Herbert Reinecker
Starring
O.E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting, Martin Held, Wolfgang Preiss
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