Garbo: The Spy

Garbo: The Spy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edmon Roch
Produced by	Edmon Roch Sandra Hermida Belen Bernuy
Written by	Edmon Roch Isaki Lacuesta Maria Hervera
Music by	Fernando Velazquez
Cinematography	Bet Rourich Gabriel Guerra Joachim Bergamin
Edited by	Alexander Adams
Production company	Ikiru Films Colose Producciones Centuria Films
Release dates	October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20) (Rome) December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04) (Spain)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Garbo: The Spy (also known as Garbo, the Man Who Saved the World and Garbo: El Espia) is a Spanish documentary about Joan Pujol Garcia's role in the Second World War, directed by Edmon Roch.

Plot

The documentary reconstructs the career of "Garbo," who formed the centerpiece of Allied deception and counter-information to have the Nazis believe that D-Day landing would occur in Pas-de-Calais and not in Normandy.

Cast

People interviewed include:

• Nigel West: intelligence expert
• Mark Seaman: historian of British intelligence in WWII
• Xavier Vinader: investigative journalist
• Stan Vranckx: psychiatrist
• Aline Griffith: Countess of Romanones, former OSS agent

Production

Producers include:

• Edmon Roch
• Sandra Hermida
• Belen Bernuy

Writing

Writers include:

• Edmon Roch
• Isaki Lacuesta
• Maria Hervera

Release

Garbo premiered at the Rome Film Festival on October 20, 2009, opened in Spain on December 4, 2009 and opened at the Village East Cinema in New York on July 23, 2010.

See also

• Operation Fortitude

External links

• Official website
• Garbo: The Spy at IMDb
• Garbo: The Spy at AllMovie
• Garbo: The Spy at the TCM Movie Database
• Interview with the Director