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Secrets of War
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British Secret Intelligence in WWII

  • Episode aired 1998
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
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8.1/10
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Secrets of War (1998)
DocumentaryHistoryWar

They were the English spies before "James Bond." They operated in the shadows with innocuous names like the Special Operations Executive, MI-5 and MI-6, but their missions were deadly seriou... Read allThey were the English spies before "James Bond." They operated in the shadows with innocuous names like the Special Operations Executive, MI-5 and MI-6, but their missions were deadly serious. Amazing facts that are stranger than fiction in the storied history of Britain's intell... Read allThey were the English spies before "James Bond." They operated in the shadows with innocuous names like the Special Operations Executive, MI-5 and MI-6, but their missions were deadly serious. Amazing facts that are stranger than fiction in the storied history of Britain's intelligence service during the Second World War.

  • Writer
    • Charles Hayes
  • Stars
    • Charlton Heston
    • Thomas Mahl
    • Rupert Allason
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
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    • Writer
      • Charles Hayes
    • Stars
      • Charlton Heston
      • Thomas Mahl
      • Rupert Allason
    • 1User review
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    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Thomas Mahl
    • Self - Author 'Desperate Deceptions'
    Rupert Allason
    Rupert Allason
    • Self - Author 'MI6'
    • (as Nigel West)
    Christopher Andrew
    • Self - Co-Author 'The Sword and the Shield'
    Mark Seaman
    • Self - Historian…
    M.R.D. Foot
    • Self - Author 'SOE: 1940-1946'
    Joachim Rønneberg
    Joachim Rønneberg
    • Self - Ret. 2nd Lt, SOE - Norwegian Operative
    • (as Joachim Ronneberg)
    Nick Cull
    • Self - Author 'Selling War'
    Ron Brierley
    • Self - Ret. Sergeant - Radio Operator, Jedboroughs, 1944-45
    Neville Chamberlain
    Neville Chamberlain
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Winston Churchill
    Winston Churchill
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Mansfield Smith Cumming
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Donovan
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Juan Pujo García
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Stewart Menzies
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Kim Philby
    Kim Philby
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Charles Hayes
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    7JurijFedorov

    Short intro to each spy or mission that leaves you wanting more info

    It's about Allied spying during WW2. A gigantic topic that is endlessly engaging and fascinating. Whole books have been written about single people presented here. Yet this 50 min episode is what we get about mainly British WW2 spying. About 40 or so main spies are mentioned and their missions presented with a few words and war videos from WW2. You feel entertained and informed, but man you get desperate to find out more. We for example see photos of a very attractive female spy in USA. Her job was to sleep with politicians to seduce them into becoming pro war. A furious anti-war politician suddenly became fully pro war after she got her hook in him. That's fascinating, cool, entertaining. But then we move on to other cool spies doing cool work. A shame. Still, much of this spy work is still classified by MI-6 and CIA so much of it we just don't know much about hence why some stories are short. But then at least a doc or book can be made about each of these missions or single spies even if we don't know everything. The topic is deeper than presented here.

    So, great intro to the topic. But it leaves you wanting more. It's an overview that flies through WW2 in a rapid pace. But other episodes present deeper looks at single spies.

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    • Release date
      • 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Documedia Group
      • The Documedia Group
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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