Riddles of Richard Sorge

Riddles of Richard Sorge

2005 · 87 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary, War, History, TV Movie

The legendary spy obtained as much secret information as no one else could. For this, he paid with his own life.

Directed by Ivan Tverdovsky · Written by Dmitri Vasiliu

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