Colonel Redl (1985), Decision Before Dawn (1951), Comrade X (1940), Cloak and Dagger (1946), Journey Into Fear (1942), Appointment in Berlin (1943), Espionage Agent (1939), Mr. Jones (1993) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Pre-cold War movies.
Storyline: Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.—Dawn M. Barclift
Plot Keywords: historical, war, spy, political, drama, thriller, biographical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.—Eduardo Casais <eduardo.casais@research.nokia.com>
Plot Keywords: war, espionage, world war ii, psychological warfare, germany, american film, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: McKinley B. "Mac" Thompson, American reporter in Moscow, smuggles out uncensored news under the alias "Comrade X," but hotel valet Vanya discovers his secret. Vanya fears for the safety of his daughter Golubka ("Theodore") and blackmails Mac into helping her leave the country. Mac is happier about his task once he meets lovely Theodore, but can he convince her of his sincerity? The anti-communist humor becomes alternately grim and farcical.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, political satire, spy, war, soviet union, usa ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Toward the end of World War II, the allied secret service receives a partial message indicating that the Germans are researching nuclear energy to build atomic bombs. In Midwestern University, the scientist Alvah Jesper is called up by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to meet his former colleague Dr. Katerin Lodor in Switzerland and bring her to North America. However, his mission fails and Dr. Lodor is killed by the Nazis but first she informs that Alvah's acquaintance Dr. Giovanni Polda is working for the Nazis in Italy. Dr. Jesper travels to Italy and with the support of the Italian partisans leaded by Pinkie and Gina, he has a meeting with Dr. Polda that is under the surveillance of the Gestapo. The scientist tells him that his daughter Maria had been abducted by the Gestapo and Alvah makes a deal with Dr. Polda, promising to release Maria first and bringing them to North America. While Pinkie travels to rescue Maria, Alvah stays with Gina and they fall in love for each other.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: spy, film noir, mystery, thriller, crime, world war ii, nazi ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A Navy engineer, returning to the U.S. with his wife from a conference, finds himself pursued by Nazi agents, who are out to kill him. Without a word to his wife, he flees the hotel the couple is staying in and boards a ship, only to find, after the ship sails, that the agents have followed him.—Albert Sanchez Moreno <a.moreno@mindspring.com>
Plot Keywords: suspense, thriller, film noir, espionage, war, drama, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: It's the fall of 1938, and Prime Minister Chamberlain has just signed the Munich Agreement with Adolph Hitler. An RAF officer complains about England's ongoing capitulation to Germany. After a night of drinking, he paints swastikas on Nelson's Monument. The RAF discharges him as unfit to be an officer. An acquaintance enlists him in the British secret service. He meets and courts a German woman from a prominent family. Her brother is highly placed in the Nazi propaganda works. The Germans recruit him and he gives radio broadcasts from Berlin to England, as the voice of truth. His broadcasts have a code that give the British military information. All goes well until his cover is blown and he and his German girlfriend must try to escape.—SimonJack
Plot Keywords: war, world war ii, spy, nazi, berlin, military, espionage ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: espionage, agent, black and white, war, world war ii, american film, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.—Rob Hartill
Plot Keywords: biography, history, drama, political, journalist, soviet union, true story ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: "Mission to Moscow" was made at the behest of F.D.R. in order to garner more support for the Soviet Union during WWII. It was from the book by Joseph E. Davies, former U.S. Ambassador To Russia. The movie covers the political machinations in Moscow just before the start of the war and presents Stalin's Russia in a very favorable light. So much so, that the movie was cited years later by the House Un-American Activities Commission and was largely responsible for the screenwriter, Howard Koch being Blacklisted.—E. Barry Bruyea <siber@bigfoot.com>
Plot Keywords: war film, world war ii, political, diplomacy, usa, soviet union, documentary style ...
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