The Shield and the Sword

The Shield and the Sword (1968)


  • Genre: Action & Adventure, War & Politics, Drama
  • Creator: Vladimir Basov, Vadim Kozhevnikov
  • First Air Date: 1968-08-19
  • Last Air Date: 1968-09-03
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 81 min.
  • Production Company: Mosfilm
  • Production Country: Poland, East Germany, Soviet Union
  • Networks: Central Television USSR
  • Director: Vladimir Basov
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Summary

The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.

  • Keywords: based on novel or book, world war ii, secret agent, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), recruitment, nazism, internment camp, soviet spy, intelligence assessment
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    The Shield and the Sword Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1968-08-19
    4 Episodes

    The Shield and the Sword Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Dzerzhinsky & Co.52 min
    Season 1Episode 2Beria & Co.52 min
    Season 1Episode 3Putin & Co.52 min
    • Stanislav Lyubshin

      as Alexander Belov / Johann Weiss
    • Oleg Yankovskiy

      as Heinrich Schwarzkopf
    • Georgiy Martynyuk

      as Aleksey Zubov / Alois Hagen
    • Alla Demidova

      as Angelika Bukher
    • Aleksey Glazyrin

      as Aksel Shteynglits
    • Juozas Budraitis

      as Ditrikh
    • Algimantas Masiulis

      as Villi Schwarzkopf
    Directing Vladimir Basov Director
    Writing Vladimir Basov Screenplay
    Writing Vadim Kozhevnikov Screenplay
    Writing Vadim Kozhevnikov Novel
    Camera Timofei Lebeshev Camera Operator
    Editing Lyudmila Badorina Editor
    Editing Mariya Sergeyeva Editor
    Art Aleksei Parkhomenko Production Design
    Costume & Make-Up Valentin Perelyotov Costume Design
    Sound Venyamin Basner Original Music Composer

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