The Spy in Black
1939 · 1h 22m · Thriller, War · United Kingdom · Rated U (GB)
Today's U-boat terror makes this the year's timeliest picture!
A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
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british fleetcounter-espionagegerman navygerman spyimposternorthern englandorkneysea battlesubmarinetorpedoed shiptriple agentworld war i
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