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The Shield and the Sword (1968)

Adventure · Drama · War

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.

IMDb rating
7.7 (805 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
RU
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1968)

7.10 avg 4 episodes 7.3 → 6.9 91 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 35 votesEp 2: 7.1 · 33 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 31 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 31 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bez prava byt' soboy7.335
2Prikazano vizhit'...7.133
3Obzhalovaniyu ne podlezhit7.131
4Posledniy rubezh6.931