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Spy for a Day

19401h 11mMovieThrillerComedy

During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.

DirectorMario Zampi
WritersEmeric Pressburger·Ralph Block
ProducerMario Zampi

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Cast · Directed by Mario Zampi

DW
Douglas Wakefield
Sam Gates
PB
Paddy Browne
Martha Clowes
JAJack Allen
Jack Allen
Captain Bradshaw
ALAlbert Lieven
Albert Lieven
Captain Hausemann
NHNicholas Hannen
Nicholas Hannen
Colonel Pemberton
GMGibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Colonel Ludwig
AJAllan Jeayes
Allan Jeayes
Colonel Roberts
AG
Alf Goddard
Sergeant Bryan
GHGeorge Hayes
George Hayes
Corporal Boehme
EMEliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Trufit
HPHay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Britt
OCO.B. Clarence
O.B. Clarence
Medical Officer

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Spy for a Day — streaming FAQ

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Spy for a Day hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 14, 1940. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.