THEME EXPLORATION

wartime espionage

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 · John Huston
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Prussian Spy
The Prussian Spy
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Golden Earrings (Mitchell Leisen
Golden Earrings (Mitchell Leisen
1947 · Abraham Polonsky
Saturday Fiction
Saturday Fiction
2021 · Lou Ye
Black Angel
Black Angel
2002 · Tinto Brass
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street
1945 · Henry Hathaway
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His films 'Notorious', 'Saboteur', and 'Foreign Correspondent' pioneered the wartime espionage thriller with suspense and moral ambiguity.

 Peyton Reed United Kingdom

'The Third Man' and 'Odd Man Out' masterfully capture post-war espionage and moral corruption in shadowy, atmospheric settings.