Garbo: The Spy

Garbo: The Spy
Garbo: The Spy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edmon Roch
Written by	Edmon Roch; Isaki Lacuesta; Maria Hervera
Produced by	Edmon Roch; Sandra Hermida; Belen Bernuy
Cinematography	Bet Rourich; Gabriel Guerra; Joachim Bergamin
Edited by	Alexander Adams
Music by	Fernando Velazquez
Production; companies	Ikiru Films; Colose Producciones; Centuria Films
Release dates	October 20, 2009 (Rome); December 4, 2009 (Spain);
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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

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 WWII
Xavier Vinader: investigative journalist
Stan Vranckx: psychiatrist
Aline Griffith: Countess of Romanones, former OSS agent

Production

Producers include:

Edmon Roch
Sandra Hermida
Belen Bernuy

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]

Reception

References

^ Village Cinema. GARBO THE SPY, 2010-07-23

External links

Official website
Garbo: The Spy at IMDb
Garbo: The Spy at AllMovie
Garbo: The Spy at the TCM Movie Database
Interview with the Director

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

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