THEME EXPLORATION

wartime espionage

12 films · 2 directors
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
Steven Spielberg United States

His films like 'Bridge of Spies' and 'Munich' meticulously examine wartime and Cold War espionage through intimate character studies and historical precision.

 Peyton Reed United Kingdom

His masterpiece 'The Third Man' set the gold standard for espionage cinema by capturing post-WWII Vienna's moral decay and treachery with atmospheric brilliance.