THEME EXPLORATION

wartime espionage

21 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
Saturday Fiction
Saturday Fiction
2021 · Lou Ye
Black Angel
Black Angel
2002 · Tinto Brass
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Mata
Mata
2026 · Rachel Lang
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
La Ligne de démarcation
La Ligne de démarcation
1966 · Claude Chabrol
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Akira Kurosawa
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peyton Reed United Kingdom

Directed 'The Third Man' and other espionage classics that established the visual and narrative language of wartime spy cinema.

 Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Masterfully explored espionage and wartime paranoia in films like 'Notorious' and 'Foreign Correspondent,' pioneering the spy thriller genre.