But in 1939 he would star in the political spy thriller "Confessions of a Nazi Spy". The film was banned in Germany, Japan, and many Latin American and European countries. It was also banned in Norway. Adolf Hitler in particular banned all Warner Bros. productions from being shown in Nazi Germany.
Well now this Edward G. Robinson docudrama breaks the ban and is making it's Blu-ray debut! And as a huge fan of Edward G. Robinson I couldn't be happier to see this film get a Blu-ray release.
FBI agent Ed Renard (Edward G. Robinson) goes on the hunt for a Nazi spy ring bent on subverting the citizenry of America. Beginning with Nazi rabble-rouser Kurt Schneider (Francis Lederer), Renard uses his well-honed instincts to find his way to the ring leader of the espionage campaign, Dr. Karl Kassell (Paul Lukas). With the Nazi secret police rounding up any security leaks and passing them back to Germany, Renard races to extract the information that will bring down the conspiracy.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy is based on articles by FBI officer Leon G. Turrou. Also parts of the script are taken from the Guenther Gustave Maria Rumrich Nazi spy case. Which just happened to be the first major international espionage case. Anatole Litvak directed this film and he brought a realism to this film. When watching this film you get lost in watching it. It is as if you are looking in on real life event going on, not just a film. That is spectacular.
While Edward G. Robinson gets top billing in this film he doesn't show up in this film till almost the first half of the film is complete. But when he does show up she fills the screen with his enormous presence! The rest of the cast are great as well! The acting is so awesome!
The film has been transferred in 1080p in it's original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.37:1. The audio track is a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono. The film's transfer looks absolutely stunning. The picture is sharp with deep dark blacks and crisp whites. Talk about "in glorious black and white!" The audio is clean with no hiss, cracks or pops. This is a great looking transfer. But a stunning transfer is not all that is included here. Check out the bonus features include on this disc.
* Back Story Slides
A slideshow of pages of text offering information about the film.
* Vintage Warner Brother short "Meet The Fleet"
A 20 Minute short subject featuring the US Navy
* Theatrical Trailer
As a huge fan of all versions of historical films, I have always enjoyed films that dealt with the wars against the Nazi régime. I never had the opportunity to Confessions of a Nazi Spy until this release and I am glad that this was my first time to see it, as it was a beautiful viewing experience.
So if you love docudramas, Edward G. Robinson or Nazi war films, the brand new Blu-ray release of Confessions of a Nazi Spy from Warner Archive is one you are going to want to add to your collection. Head over to Amazon and order your copy today!
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