The Shield and the Sword

The Shield and the Sword (1968)


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Summary

The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.

  • Keywords: based on novel or book, world war ii, secret agent, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), recruitment, nazism, internment camp, soviet spy, intelligence assessment
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    The Shield and the Sword Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1968-08-19
    4 Episodes

    The Shield and the Sword Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Dzerzhinsky & Co.52 min
    Season 1Episode 2Beria & Co.52 min
    Season 1Episode 3Putin & Co.52 min
    • Stanislav Lyubshin

      as Alexandr Belov/Johann Weiss
    • Oleg Yankovskiy

      as Heinrich Schwarzkopf
    • Juozas Budraitis

      as Dietrich - kapitän/major der Abwehr
    • Aleksey Glazyrin

      as Axel Steinglitz
    • Alla Demidova

      as Angelika Bucher
    • Algimantas Masiulis

      as Willy Schwarzkopf
    • Anatoliy Verbitskiy

      as Gerd - leiter der Abwehrschule
    Directing Vladimir Basov Director
    Writing Vladimir Basov Screenplay
    Writing Vadim Kozhevnikov Screenplay
    Writing Vadim Kozhevnikov Novel
    Writing Mikhail Matusovsky Lyricist
    Sound Venyamin Basner Original Music Composer
    Editing Lyudmila Badorina Lead Editor
    Editing Mariya Sergeyeva Lead Editor
    Art Aleksei Parkhomenko Production Design
    Costume & Make-Up Valentin Perelyotov Costume Design
    Costume & Make-Up Vitaliy Lvov Key Makeup Artist
    Costume & Make-Up Galina Prigozhina Key Makeup Artist
    Production Stanislav Marin Production Manager
    Production Viktor Tsirul Production Manager
    Directing V. Churinov Assistant Director
    Directing Dzhanet Tambiyeva Co-Director
    Directing Natalia Terpsikhorova Assistant Director
    Art Natalya Parkhomenko Assistant Production Design
    Art Ekaterina Vladimirova Assistant Production Design
    Sound Grigori Korenblyum Sound Director
    Visual Effects Ulf Bergstrem Visual Effects Camera
    Visual Effects Boris Pluzhnikov Visual Effects Camera
    Visual Effects Nikolay Zvonaryov VFX Artist
    Camera Viktor Chemendryakov Assistant Camera
    Camera Pyotr Kuznetsov Camera Operator
    Camera Pavel Lebeshev Camera Operator
    Camera Timofei Lebeshev Director of Photography
    Camera V. Manokhin Assistant Camera
    Sound Mark Bernes Playback Singer
    Sound Pavel Kravetskiy Playback Singer
    Writing Nina Skuybina Script Editor
    Crew Boris Solovov Military Consultant
    Crew D. Tarasov Military Consultant

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