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The Allies called him Garbo. The Nazis dubbed him Alaric. Both sides in World War II were sure Juan Pujol Garcia was their man. In reality, Pujol was a double agent and his final allegiance was to the Allies. From the relative comfort of Lisbon, Garbo fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated
… More »The Allies called him Garbo. The Nazis dubbed him Alaric. Both sides in World War II were sure Juan Pujol Garcia was their man. In reality, Pujol was a double agent and his final allegiance was to the Allies. From the relative comfort of Lisbon, Garbo fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across Europe. Although he never fired a single shot, Garbo helped to save thousands of lives, most notably by misinforming the Germans about the timing and location of the Normandy D-Day invasion. In his inexhaustible imagination he even went so far as to secure death benefits from the Nazis for an imaginary agent's nonexistent widow. In this documentary thriller, director Edmon Roch artfully interweaves propaganda footage, interviews with intelligence experts and key players in Garbo's life (as well as with Garbo himself), and clips from Hollywood films to conjure forgotten and living memories, heroes and spies, secrets and lies.
« LessIn English, with some Spanish and German dialogue with English subtitles.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Extra features include interview with Nigel West, WWII training movie: Sonic Deception, original theatrical trailer, filmmaker biography.
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Add a CommentTremendously compelling documentary tells the story of a Spaniard who spun a web of tales to German intelligence throughout the Second World War, all the while working with the British, successfully deceiving the Nazi high command so well that they thought him to be their finest source of information, unaware that he was playing them. Juan Pujol's deceptions included phantom agents who were mere figments of his imaginations, drawn together with just enough truth to give credence to his work. The director uses film clips to frame his story, along with expert commentary, and the audience gets to know this man, this spy, whose actions saved the lives of thousands. Despite the gravity of the time, I couldn't help but smile from time to time at the sheer audacity of the man. Required viewing for those with an interest in the espionage side of the Second World War.
This movie was entertaining and interesting but not one of my favorite for this year. “Not too bad---good performance”. "I fast forwarded a lot but not all the way.”
A very interesting account of the work of a real spy. Garbo's work in deceiving the Germans concerning the invasion at Normandy/Clais is remarkable.
Some may be put off by the style of this documentary, which combines old Hollywood movies and modern music with current interviews. But if you manage to buy into the director's vision the story is compelling.