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Canaris is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring O. E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting and Adrian Hoven. It portrays real events during the Second World War when Wilhelm Canaris the head of German military intelligence was arrested and executed for his involvement with the 20 July Plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler. The film was a major success at the German box office, possibly because it allowed audiences to identify with a heroic German figure disassociated from Nazism. Released in the UK as Canaris Master Spy, and in the US as Deadly Decision—it is also known by the alternative title Canaris: Master Spy.
Original Release
05/06/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| O.E. Hasse | Adm. Canaris |
| Barbara Rütting | Irene von Harbeck |
| Adrian Hoven | Capt. Althoff |
| Martin Held | Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Col. Holl |
| Peter Mosbacher | Fernandez |
| Charles Regnier | Baron Trenti |
| Franz Essel | Beckmann |
| Alice Treff | Fräulein Winter |
| Herbert Wilk | Hauptmann Degenhard |
Directors
Writers
Erich Ebermayer, Herbert Reinecker
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| O.E. Hasse | Adm. Canaris |
| Barbara Rütting | Irene von Harbeck |
| Adrian Hoven | Capt. Althoff |
| Martin Held | Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich |
| Wolfgang Preiss | Col. Holl |
| Peter Mosbacher | Fernandez |
| Charles Regnier | Baron Trenti |
| Franz Essel | Beckmann |
| Alice Treff | Fräulein Winter |
| Herbert Wilk | Hauptmann Degenhard |
| Klaus Miedel | André - French Officer |
| Arthur Schröder | Herr von Harbeck |
| Ilse Fürstenberg | Anna Lüdtke |
| Arno Paulsen | Taxifahrer - Berlin |
| Nora Hagist | Luftwaffenhelferin |
| André Saint-Germain | |
| Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur | |
| Walter Tarrach | SD-Beamter |
| Arthur Wiesner | Radtke - Techniker |
| Otto Graf |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Emile J. Lustig | Producer |
