Spies of War

Documentary 2019

Available on CuriosityStream, Prime Video

An examination of the role espionage has to play in war and peace, featuring the stories of everyone from Montagu to Penkovsky.

Documentary 2019

Caution

Starring Geoffrey Bateman

EPISODE 1

D-Day Spies, The

As the Allies stormed Normandy's beaches, MI5 agents worked on the biggest deception of the war - making the Germans believe that troops had other destinations.

50 min 14 Aug 2020 Caution
EPISODE 2

Soldier Who Never Was, The

The story of the Allies' audacious Operation Mincemeat - their clever ruse to pass a dead tramp off as a British officer carrying top-secret papers.

49 min 21 Aug 2020 Caution
EPISODE 3

Spy Who Prevented the War, The

Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky betrays the USSR when he helps Kennedy stand up to Khrushchev. Discover how he became a mole for the West and how he prevented World War III.

51 min 28 Aug 2020 Caution
EPISODE 4

Atomic Spies, The

Discover why scientists revealed the secrets of America's Atomic bomb to their USSR enemies, and how US intelligence found the moles within their midst.

51 min 21 Aug 2020 Caution

Geoffrey Bateman

Narrator
Guilain Depardieu

Director

About

Spies of War

DOCUMENTARY

An examination of the role espionage has to play in war and peace, featuring the stories of everyone from Montagu to Penkovsky.

Information

Studio: T2MP
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019
Rated: Caution

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.