Canaris (1954)

6.7/10 112 min War Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

O.E. Hasse

Admiral Canaris

Barbara Rütting

Martin Held

Obergruppenführer Heydrich

Wolfgang Preiss

Oberst Holl

Adrian Hoven

Oberleutnant Althoff

Charles Regnier

Baron Trenti

Peter Mosbacher

Fernandez

Alice Treff

Fräulein Winter, Sekretärin

Joseph Offenbach

Taxifahrer in Paris

Arno Paulsen

Taxifahrer in Berlin

Herbert Wilk

Axel Monjé

SD-Offizier

Freddy Quinn

Sänger

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