Garbo: The Spy


1h 28m 2009

Brief Synopsis

1940. A former chicken farmer named Juan Pujol decides to start a career as an international spy. First he tries to get enlisted by the British, then the Nazis and again with the Allies, who inexplicably decide to entrust him with a series of missions under the code name "Garbo". His contribution to

Film Details

Also Known As
Garbo, l'uomo che ha salvato il mondo, the Man Who Saved the World, Garbo: El espía
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Spy
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Ikiru Films; Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE); The Film Sales Company
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

1940. A former chicken farmer named Juan Pujol decides to start a career as an international spy. First he tries to get enlisted by the British, then the Nazis and again with the Allies, who inexplicably decide to entrust him with a series of missions under the code name "Garbo". His contribution to the Allies' victory in the Second World War remains an exciting conjecture.

Film Details

Also Known As
Garbo, l'uomo che ha salvato il mondo, the Man Who Saved the World, Garbo: El espía
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Spy
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Ikiru Films; Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE); The Film Sales Company
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States Fall November 18, 2011

Released in United States October 2009

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States 2011

Shown at Rome International Film Festival (Documentaries in Competition) October 15-23, 2009.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.

Limited Release in United States Fall November 18, 2011

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Rome International Film Festival (Documentaries in Competition) October 15-23, 2009.)

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010. )

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) May 20-June 13, 2010.)

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) May 20-June 13, 2010.

Released in United States 2011 (True Stories)