Nazi Agent is an American wartime propaganda thriller.
Director Jules Dassin regarded this B movie as hackneyed.
Conrad Veidt has dual roles as twins. Otto Becker is a bookseller and stamp dealer who has resided in America illegally for several years. He despises the Nazis.
Otto is tracked down by his brother Baron Hugo von Detner. A ruthless Nazi who has arrived as a German consul to the US. He forces Otto to allow his bookshop to be a base for a spy ring that plans a campaign of sabotage.
Later in a tussle between the twins. Otto shoots his brother dead and then change places with him.
Now in among the Nazis, Otto decides to anonymously reveal the sabotage plans to the police and make sure he avoids detection.
Otto's servant who worked for the family realises that Otto is pretending to be the Baron.
The plot is ludicrous but it engages a debate about the good German. Essentially Otto becomes the enemy within the Nazi spy ring.
It is a good role for Veidt which allows him to be versatile. There are some nice touches by Dassin such as a canary that sings when Otto is around. The ending is overblown and touches on farcical.
Director Jules Dassin regarded this B movie as hackneyed.
Conrad Veidt has dual roles as twins. Otto Becker is a bookseller and stamp dealer who has resided in America illegally for several years. He despises the Nazis.
Otto is tracked down by his brother Baron Hugo von Detner. A ruthless Nazi who has arrived as a German consul to the US. He forces Otto to allow his bookshop to be a base for a spy ring that plans a campaign of sabotage.
Later in a tussle between the twins. Otto shoots his brother dead and then change places with him.
Now in among the Nazis, Otto decides to anonymously reveal the sabotage plans to the police and make sure he avoids detection.
Otto's servant who worked for the family realises that Otto is pretending to be the Baron.
The plot is ludicrous but it engages a debate about the good German. Essentially Otto becomes the enemy within the Nazi spy ring.
It is a good role for Veidt which allows him to be versatile. There are some nice touches by Dassin such as a canary that sings when Otto is around. The ending is overblown and touches on farcical.