Garbo: The Spy

Garbo: The Spy (also known as Garbo, the Man Who Saved the World and Garbo: El Espia) is a Spanish documentary about Juan Pujol Garcia's role in the Second World War, directed by Edmon Roch.

Garbo: The Spy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdmon Roch
Produced byEdmon Roch
Sandra Hermida
Belen Bernuy
Written byEdmon Roch
Isaki Lacuesta
Maria Hervera
Music byFernando Velazquez
CinematographyBet Rourich
Gabriel Guerra
Joachim Bergamin
Edited byAlexander Adams
Production
company
Ikiru Films
Colose Producciones
Centuria Films
Release date
  • October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20) (Rome)
  • December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04) (Spain)
Running time
89 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The documentary reconstructs the career of "Garbo," who formed the centerpiece of Allied deception and counter-information to have the Nazis believe that D-Day landing would occur in Pas-de-Calais and not in Normandy.

Cast

People interviewed include:

  • Nigel West: intelligence expert
  • Mark Seaman: historian of British intelligence in World War II
  • Xavier Vinader: investigative journalist
  • Stan Vranckx: psychiatrist
  • Aline Griffith: Countess of Romanones, former OSS agent

Production

Producers include:

Origin

Casting

Writing

Writers include:

  • Edmon Roch
  • Isaki Lacuesta
  • Maria Hervera

Filming

Release

Garbo premiered at the Rome Film Festival on October 20, 2009, opened in Spain on December 4, 2009 and opened at the Village East Cinema in New York on July 23, 2010.[1]

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See also

References
  1. Village Cinema. GARBO THE SPY, 2010-07-23


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