I Was a Spy

I Was a Spy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Saville
Screenplay by
Based onI Was a Spy
by Marthe Cnockaert
Produced byMichael Balcon
Starring
CinematographyCharles Van Enger
Edited byFrederick Y. Smith
Music byLouis Levy (music director)
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 4 September 1933 (1933-09-04) (UK)
  • 15 December 1933 (1933-12-15) (USA)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000-$300,000

I Was a Spy is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Michael Balcon. It stars Madeleine Carroll as Marthe Cnockaert, Herbert Marshall, and Conrad Veidt. Based on the 1932 memoir I Was a Spy by Marthe Cnockaert, the film is about her experiences as a Belgian woman who nursed German soldiers during World War I while passing intelligence to the British. The film was produced by Gaumont British Picture Corporation with Woolf & Freedman Film Service and Fox Film Corporation distributing in the United Kingdom and the United States respectively.