The Spy
Szpieg
Synopsis
Halina works as a nurse in a hospital. One day she catches her husband in an affair. Irena, his jealous mistress, decides to get rid of her rival and accuses her of spying. Halina is arrested and sentenced to death, leaving Irena tormented by guilt. The Spy is the oldest surviving film by Aleksander Hertz, one of the pioneers of Polish cinema. It was produced by the Sfinks studio, regarded as Poland’s first film company. As with other Sfinks productions, the cast features the most popular actors from Warsaw’s musical and dramatic theatres. The film remained unknown to the wider public for decades and was long considered lost. Only in 2001 was an incomplete copy with Russian intertitles rediscovered in a Russian film archive.
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Szpieg (1915) HD
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Top Cast
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- Director
- Aleksander Hertz
- Screenplay & Story
- Witalis Korsak-Gołogowski
- Original Title
- Szpieg
- Country of Origin
- Poland
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Sfinks
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Aleksander Hertz
Witalis Korsak-Gołogowski
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Witalis Korsak-Gołogowski
Writer
Aleksander Hertz
Director
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Polish Films
Polish cinema: Wikidata country-of-origin Poland, merged with the canon (Polish Film School, Moral Anxiety, Has, Zulawski, Kieslowski, Wajda, contemporary).
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What is The Spy about?
Halina works as a nurse in a hospital. One day she catches her husband in an affair. Irena, his jealous mistress, decides to get rid of her rival and accuses her of spying. Halina is arrested and sentenced to death, leaving Irena tormented by guilt. The Spy is the oldest surviving film by Aleksander Hertz, one of the pioneers of Polish cinema. It was produced by the Sfinks studio, regarded as Poland’s first film company. As with other Sfinks productions, the cast features the most popular actors from Warsaw’s musical and dramatic theatres. The film remained unknown to the wider public for decades and was long considered lost. Only in 2001 was an incomplete copy with Russian intertitles rediscovered in a Russian film archive.
Who directed The Spy?
The Spy was directed by Aleksander Hertz.
Who stars in The Spy?
The principal cast of The Spy includes Władysław Szczawiński, Halina Starska, Jadwiga Bukojemska.
When was The Spy released and how long is it?
The Spy was released in 1915 with a total runtime of Unknown.