Synopsis
Marthe Richard (Edwige Feuillere) has grown up despising the memory of German army officer Von Ludow (Erich von Stroheim), who ordered the execution of Marthe's mother and father. Years later, Marthe offers her services as a secret agent on behalf of France. Dispatched to Spain, she once more crosses the path of Von Ludow, now in charge of the German secret service. Not recognizing the heroine, Von Ludow finds himself falling in love with her. Upon learning that he's been tricked by Marthe into betraying his country, the old soldier does the honorable thing by committing suicide.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (22)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Paris Film Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producers : Robert Hakim, Raymond Hakim
- Dialogue Writer : Bernard Zimmer
- Sound Recordist : Antoine Archimbaud
- Screenwriter : Bernard Zimmer
- Directors of Photography : Robert Lefebvre, Charlie Bauer
- Production Manager : André Gargour
- Editor : Charlotte Guilbert
- Production Designer : Jean Perrier
- Music Composer : Arthur Honegger
- Music Director : Roger Desormière
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller
- Themes : Prostitution, Espionage
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1937
- French release : 20/04/1937
- Runtime : 1 h 22 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 439
- Visa issue date : 22/08/1941
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono