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Released
1951 · FILM

I Was an American Spy

The startling TRUE story of America's "Mata Hari" of the South Pacific!

Directed by
Runtime
85 min
BiographyDramaWar

Synopsis

An American nightclub singer in 1940's Singapore becomes a spy for America in an effort to get back at the invading Japanese army. Based on a true story.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Shot by Harry NeumannScored by Edward J Kay

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