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The Shield and the Sword (1968)

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Action Adventure War

The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.

Vladimir Basov Director

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Released
August 19, 1968
IMDb
tt0166790
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Cast

Stanislav Lyubshin Stanislav Lyubshin Alexandr Belov / Johann Weiss Oleg Yankovskiy Oleg Yankovskiy Heinrich Schwarzkopf Juozas Budraitis Juozas Budraitis Dietrich Aleksey Glazyrin Aleksey Glazyrin Axel Steinglitz Alla Demidova Alla Demidova Angelika Bucher Algimantas Masiulis Algimantas Masiulis Willy Schwarzkopf Anatoliy Verbitskiy Anatoliy Verbitskiy Gerd Georgiy Martynyuk Georgiy Martynyuk Aleksey Zubov / Alois Hagen Valentina Titova Valentina Titova Nina Vatslav Dvorzhetsky Vatslav Dvorzhetsky Landsdorf ist Abwehrmitarbeiter Christine Laszar Christine Laszar Brigitte Wojciech Duryasz Wojciech Duryasz Jerzy Czyzewski Kurt Müller-Reitzner Kurt Müller-Reitzner Karl Kunert Jürgen Frohriep Jürgen Frohriep Jürgen Hönig Szilárd Bánki Szilárd Bánki Janos Molnar Zarko Prebil Zarko Prebil Mladen Milenkovic Vladimír Brabec Vladimír Brabec Jaromir Drobny Yuriy Yakovlev Yuriy Yakovlev Franta Jurasek

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Shield and the Sword about?
The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.
Who directed The Shield and the Sword?
The Shield and the Sword was directed by Vladimir Basov.
Who stars in The Shield and the Sword?
The Shield and the Sword stars Stanislav Lyubshin, Oleg Yankovskiy, Juozas Budraitis, Aleksey Glazyrin.
When was The Shield and the Sword released?
The Shield and the Sword is a 1968 action, adventure, war film.
Where can I watch The Shield and the Sword?
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