Canaris (film)

Canaris
Canaris
Directed by	Alfred Weidenmann
Written by	Erich Ebermayer; Herbert Reinecker;
Produced by	Emile J. Lustig
Starring	O. E. Hasse; Barbara Rütting; Adrian Hoven; Martin Held;
Cinematography	Franz Weihmayr
Edited by	Ilse Voigt
Music by	Siegfried Franz
Production; company	Fama-Film
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release dates	30 December 1954 (West Germany); 28 April 1958 (New York City);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German
Budget	$320,000

Canaris is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring O. E. Hasse, Barbara Rütting and Adrian Hoven. It portrays real events during the Second World War when Wilhelm Canaris, the head of German military intelligence, was arrested and executed for his involvement with the 20 July Plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler. The film was a major success at the German box office, possibly because it allowed audiences to identify with a heroic German figure disassociated from Nazism.^[2] Released in the UK as Canaris Master Spy, and in the US as Deadly Decision—it is also known by the alternative title Canaris: Master Spy.

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.

^ "Hope New German Pix Have What It Takes to Crack US Theatres". Variety. 16 March 1955. p. 7.
^ Hake, Sabine (2008). German National Cinema (illustrated ed.). London: Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-415-42097-6. Retrieved 17 April 2016.