The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Leon G. TurrouWriter
- Anatole LitvakDirector
- Milton KrimsScreenplay
- John WexleyScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Edward G. RobinsonEdward 'Ed' Renard
- Francis LedererKurt Schneider
- George SandersFranz Schlager
- Paul LukasDr. Kassell
- Henry O'NeillAttorney Kellogg
- Dorothy TreeHilda Kleinhauer
- Lya LysErika Wolf
- Grace StaffordMrs. Schneider
- James StephensonBritish Military Intelligence Agent
- Hedwiga ReicherMrs. Kassell
- Joe SawyerWerner Renz
- Sig RumanKrogman
Stills
Themes
new york cityspyfbifascistbased on true storygerman americannazi spynazi huntergovernment secretsindustrial espionagenazi saboteurspre-war