The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation

DARING AS TWO MEN and twice as dangerous BECAUSE HE WAS...

NR 1942 · 70 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Thriller, War

An Englishman kills a German look-alike and poses as a Nazi spy in London.

Directed by John Rawlins · Written by Scott Darling

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