Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings (2013)
British intelligence undertook an audacious operation to listen in on the private conversations of 10,000 German prisoners of war without their ever knowing they were being overheard. The prisoners' unguarded reminiscences and unintentional confessions have only just come to light, and prove how closely the German army were involved in the atrocities of the Holocaust. British intelligence requisitioned three stately homes for this epic task, and converted each into an elaborate trap. The 100,000 hours of conversation they captured provided crucial intelligence that changed the course of the war, and revealed some of its worst horrors, from rape to mass executions to one of the earliest bulletins from the concentration camps. But when the fighting ended, the recordings were destroyed and the transcripts locked away for half a century. Only now have they been declassified, researched and cross-referenced.
Cast
- Philip Glenister - Narrator
- David Barrass - General Kittel
- Nicholas Farrell - General von Thoma
- Jack Fortune - General Bruhn
- Rupert Frazer - General Cruwell
- Richard Freeman - General Von Choltitz
- Peter Harding - General Schlieben
- Gareth Keiran Jones - Fried
- Elliott Jordan - Hartelt
- Valentine Pelka - General Von Felbert
Screenplay
Keywords
world war ii
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings about?
- British intelligence undertook an audacious operation to listen in on the private conversations of 10,000 German prisoners of war without their ever knowing they were being overheard. The prisoners' unguarded reminiscences and unintentional confessions have only just come to light, and prove how closely the German army were involved in the atrocities of the Holocaust. British intelligence requisitioned three stately homes for this epic task, and converted each into an elaborate trap. The 100,000 hours of conversation they captured provided crucial intelligence that changed the course of the war, and revealed some of its worst horrors, from rape to mass executions to one of the earliest bulletins from the concentration camps. But when the fighting ended, the recordings were destroyed and the transcripts locked away for half a century. Only now have they been declassified, researched and cross-referenced.
- Who directed Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings?
- Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings was directed by Christopher Spencer.
- Who stars in Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings?
- Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings stars Philip Glenister, David Barrass, Nicholas Farrell, Jack Fortune, Rupert Frazer, Richard Freeman.
- How long is Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings?
- Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings has a runtime of 47m (47 minutes).
- What genre is Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings?
- Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings is a Drama, Documentary film.
- Where was Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings produced?
- Spying on Hitler’s Army: The Secret Recordings was produced in United Kingdom.