The Spy (1917 German film)

The Spy (German: Der Spion) is a 1917 German silent war espionage film directed by Karl Heiland and starring Ferdinand Bonn, Ellen Richter and Conrad Veidt. It was made as a propaganda film to support the German war effort during the First World War. It is now considered a lost film.

It was shot around Cologne and Düsseldorf.

Synopsis
An Italian spy enters the German Empire in an attempt to commit sabotage and steal secret documents from a large armaments factory.

Cast

 * Ferdinand Bonn as Anzio, der Spion
 * Ellen Richter as Gräfin Fonsecca
 * Leontine Kühnberg as Else Bohl
 * Conrad Veidt as Steinau
 * Bruno Lopinski as Besitzer der Rüstungsfabrik