The Two Headed Spy


The TwoHeaded Spy is a 1958 British spy thriller, set in World War II. It starred Jack Hawkins and was directed by Andre De Toth. It also starred Gia Scala, Erik Schumann and Alexander Knox. The film was based on a story by J. Alvin Kugelmass called Britains TwoHeaded Spy and is notable for having been scripted by blacklisted writers.

Schottland passes on information that Germany is about to attack Russia. Capt. Reinisch Erik Schumann, Schottlands suspicious aide, discovers that Schottland has changed his name from Scotland and is of British ancestry. However, his superiors scoff at the possibility that Schottland is a spy. To deflect suspicion, Schottland says that defeatists in the high command have been leaking information to the enemy.Cornaz is arrested after their courier to the British is arrested. Schottland, as a customer at the watchmakers shop, is summoned to headquarters for questioning. There Schottland is forced to watch impassively as Gestapo officer Mller Alexander Knox tortures Cornaz to death in a gruesome scene, in which a fire hose is used to force water into Cornazs bowels. ........

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