Confessions of a Nazi Spy
“Trapped!”
1939 · 1 h 44 min
Anatole LitvakCast
Edward G. Robinson 
George Sanders 
Francis Lederer 
Paul Lukas 
Henry O'Neill 
Dorothy Tree
Credits
Written by: Milton Krims
Plot
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-war Nazi spy ring operating in the United States.
Sinekatalog’s take
Anatole Litvak's thriller, with Edward G. Robinson, was among the first openly anti-Nazi Hollywood films and plays like a docudrama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (2,489 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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