Verräter (1936) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1936, Verräter is a drame film directed by Karl Ritter, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. This 1936 film tells the story of the doings of foreign agents in Germany and their allies among the German population. Having placed an ad in a local paper looking for "contact with bigwigs in German industry", enemy agents Morris and Geyer end up making contact with an engineer named Brockau. Brockau has developed an improvement in turning oil into gasoline and that's just what these enemy agents are looking for. Brockau, for his part, needs money, because his girlfriend is a selfish cow who demands more and more toys and trinkets, which has put our naive little nerd deep into debt. Brockau, however, is not the only unwitting maroon to fall into the clutches of the evil agents: the former bank agent Hans Klemm, now doing his service in the Wehrmacht, ends up being contacted by an agent from the other side and ends up getting blackmailed into working for them.

Who’s in it. Verräter stars Willy Birgel as Agent Morris, Paul Dahlke as Geyer, his cohort, Heinz Wetzel as Hans Klemm and Irene von Meyendorff as Hilde Körner, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Verräter has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Verräter page.

If you liked it. Fans of Verräter tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.