Canaris

Canaris

1954 · 112 min · ★ 6.7 · War, Drama

Admiral Canaris is chief of the intelligence service of Nazi Germany. His department is quite successful and Hitler grants him all the money he wants for new developments. Still he's a thorn in the side of the Nazi chiefs, since he's not as unscrupulous as they want him and is known to criticize their ideology.

Directed by Alfred Weidenmann · Written by Erich Ebermayer

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