''Appointment in Berlin'' (also known as ''Assignment in Berlin'') is a 1943 American
war
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drama film
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directed by
Alfred E. Green and starring
George Sanders
George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British actor and singer whose career spanned over 40 years. His heavy, upper-class English accent and smooth, bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous chara ...
,
Marguerite Chapman
Marguerite Chapman (March 9, 1918 – August 31, 1999) was an American film and television actress.
Biography
Born in Chatham, New York, Chapman was working as a telephone switchboard operator in White Plains, New York when her good looks br ...
and
Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.
Early years
Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley St ...
. The film's plot follows an
R.A.F.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
officer who infiltrates the German high command by broadcasting a series of pro-
Nazi
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...
messages.
Premise
After being discharged from the Royal Air Force for anti-British activities, an officer becomes a secret agent for Britain's Secret Service. He denounces his country and poses as a radio personality for Nazi Germany.
Cast
Production
The film's
art direction was by
Lionel Banks and
Walter Holscher
Walter Holscher (January 23, 1901 – August 7, 1973) was a German-born American art director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.
Selected filmography
* ''Louisiana Hayride'' (1944)
* ''Rough, Tough ...
.
References
Bibliography
* Etling, Laurence. ''Radio in the Movies: A History and Filmography, 1926-2010''. McFarland, 2011.
External links
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1943 films
1940s spy drama films
1940s war drama films
American spy drama films
American war drama films
Films directed by Alfred E. Green
Films produced by Samuel Bischoff
American black-and-white films
World War II films made in wartime
World War II spy films
Films about Nazi Germany
Films set in London
1943 drama films
1940s English-language films
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