1. The restoration was carried out in 2004Copy !req
2. by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
in WiesbadenCopy !req
3. on the basis of a nitrate copy
from the Národnì Filmový archive in Prague.Copy !req
4. Additional copies from the
Filmarchiv Austria in ViennaCopy !req
5. as well as from the National
Film and Sound Archive in CanberraCopy !req
6. and the Cinémathèque Française
in Paris were also used.Copy !req
7. Some of the original intertitles
survived in the Vienna copy,Copy !req
8. as well as in a flash title in a dupe negative
at Gosfilmofond Moscow.Copy !req
9. The missing opening credits were
reconstructed on the basis of the censor-card.Copy !req
10. The copying was carried out
by L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna.Copy !req
11. The master negative of this edit
was used for the 2K digital version.Copy !req
12. Distributed by UfaCopy !req
13. Thea von HarbouCopy !req
14. Fritz LangCopy !req
15. Otto Hunte, Karl VollbrechtCopy !req
16. Fritz Arno WagnerCopy !req
17. Haghi ... Rudolf Klein-RoggeCopy !req
18. Sonja ... Gerda MaurusCopy !req
19. Kitty ... Lien DeyersCopy !req
20. Morrier ... Louis RalphCopy !req
21. Police Chief Jason ... Craighall SherryCopy !req
22. No. 326 ... Willy FritschCopy !req
23. Franz, the chauffeur ... Paul HörbigerCopy !req
24. Lady Leslane ... Hertha von WaltherCopy !req
25. Dr Matsumoto ... Lupu PickCopy !req
26. Colonel Jellusic ... Fritz RaspCopy !req
27. The novel Spione by Thea von Harbou
was published by Scherl-Verlag, Berlin.Copy !req
28. Throughout the world,
strange events transpire...Copy !req
29. EXTRA!Copy !req
30. Assassination attempt
on the Minister of Trade!Copy !req
31. The Minister dies from his wounds!
Important documents have vanished!Copy !req
32. No trace of the perpetrator!Copy !req
33. Are the officials in charge of
state security so asleep on the jobCopy !req
34. that our most important documents
and secret filesCopy !req
35. can vanish without a trace -?Copy !req
36. I know... who...Copy !req
37. Almighty God -
what power is at play here -?Copy !req
38. ICopy !req
39. For your interview
regarding Hans Pockzerwinsky,Copy !req
40. you are requested to appear in room 2.R.
in 17A Halle-StrasseCopy !req
41. on Wednesday, 15 August 1927
between 10 and 11am,Copy !req
42. presenting this summons.Copy !req
43. You are requested
to bring your identification papers.Copy !req
44. From : The Minister of the InteriorCopy !req
45. To: M.B. Jason, Head of Secret Service,
by messengerCopy !req
46. Dear Mr Jason!Copy !req
47. Enclosed please find
several new caricatures and opinionsCopy !req
48. expressed by the public
concerning your department.Copy !req
49. Isn't it time to bring this ridicule of the
helplessness of the Secret Service to an end?Copy !req
50. The Minister of the Interior.Copy !req
51. What's the use of all your precautions
in bringing me hereCopy !req
52. when I am secretly photographed
by one of your staff in your own office?Copy !req
53. Who's paying you, you scoundrel,
to inform on me -?Copy !req
54. I'd sooner die like a dog
than become a traitor - !Copy !req
55. Your fate is in your hands, Vincent...
Who are you working for -?Copy !req
56. Find out for yourself - !Copy !req
57. And may God have mercy
on you if you find him - !Copy !req
58. Who is he talking about - ?Copy !req
59. If I knew, No. 326,
I wouldn't need you -!Copy !req
60. And the public wouldn't be making
a laughing stock of us -!Copy !req
61. It's easy for you to laugh
because, fortunately for you,Copy !req
62. you prevented your picture falling
into the hands of this... damned spy... !Copy !req
63. And no one knows
what this man looks like - ?Copy !req
64. A few - people have known... but...Copy !req
65. I would be sorry, No. 326,Copy !req
66. if I had to put a cross
after your name as well...Copy !req
67. The Enemy...Copy !req
68. Copy photos 4 and 6...Copy !req
69. Distribute to all members
of the surveillance squad!Copy !req
70. His headquarters...Copy !req
71. Morrier kidnapped from the gallows!Copy !req
72. Sensational act prior to execution!Copy !req
73. Masked perpetrators escape.Copy !req
74. This time, Morrier,
I have saved you from the noose,Copy !req
75. because I can make good use
of scoundrels like you...Copy !req
76. But if ever I sign your death sentence -Copy !req
77. I am a scoundrel, sir -
but a grateful one...Copy !req
78. is on her wayCopy !req
79. to the Haghi BankCopy !req
80. Miss Barranikowa
shall report to me immediatelyCopy !req
81. when she returns from Colonel Jellusic.Copy !req
82. Colonel Jellusic,
a man of interest to many people...Copy !req
83. Are there letters waiting for me
at this box number?Copy !req
84. Which box number did that man
just pick up letters from?Copy !req
85. Excuse me, Lady Leslane,Copy !req
86. General Director Haghi
would like to see you...Copy !req
87. it will only take
two minutes... a formality...Copy !req
88. as milady just happens to be here...Copy !req
89. I would like to make a proposal,
Lady Leslane!Copy !req
90. I would like to find out from you,
as the wife of Roger Leslane,Copy !req
91. when and where the Japanese
Secret Treaty will be signed...Copy !req
92. and who will be present!Copy !req
93. If I hear nothing within 48 hours,Copy !req
94. your husband shall find out,
in the 49th hour,Copy !req
95. just where his wife spends
her Tuesday and Friday evenings...Copy !req
96. Your efforts are futile, Lady Leslane, -
I have the negative...Copy !req
97. I'm richer than Ford, Lady Leslane,
even though I pay significantly less in taxes...Copy !req
98. The day after tomorrow,
you will deliver the data in writingCopy !req
99. to the owner of the opium den
you know so well,Copy !req
100. and in exchange
you will get the negative -Copy !req
101. How far have you gotten
with Jellusic?Copy !req
102. I've got him eating out of my hand!Copy !req
103. And for a kiss he'd sell me all his fortresses
and the entire army of his country!Copy !req
104. You know what you have to do.
I expect a report tonight!Copy !req
105. Save me - I shot him -!Copy !req
106. he invited me to come see him...
about a tour...Copy !req
107. he - he tried to force me...
I didn't know what to do, so I shot him... !Copy !req
108. If you really want to help me -
just let me leave!Copy !req
109. It will be better for you and for me
if we never see each other again!Copy !req
110. Choose whomever you wish
for this project -Copy !req
111. but keep me out of it!
I don't want to work against this man...Copy !req
112. He reminds me...
of my brother Sascha...Copy !req
113. All the more reason for you
to fight our enemies in the form of this man.Copy !req
114. Enemies who were also the enemies
of your father, of your brother - or...Copy !req
115. Have you forgotten -?Copy !req
116. They died innocent, two victims of
the Okhrana of your Russian Czar -Copy !req
117. because they weren't smart enough
to keep their thoughts to themselves!Copy !req
118. My friend! -Copy !req
119. My friend!Copy !req
120. I owe you an explanation.Copy !req
121. - I must see you again.Copy !req
122. You haven't fallen in love
with this fellow, have you -?Copy !req
123. My friend! I owe you an explanation
and must see you again!Copy !req
124. Come tomorrow at 4:00 to have...Copy !req
125. a glass of real Russian tea -
with the woman you saved - S.B.Copy !req
126. Parkstrasse 24Copy !req
127. so that you will cry no more!Copy !req
128. I am so happy - so happy - !Copy !req
129. I, too...Copy !req
130. From Russia - ?Copy !req
131. In memory of my father and my brother...Copy !req
132. they died victims of the Czarist Okhrana...Copy !req
133. But, is there nothing
at all that you want -?Copy !req
134. EIGHT O'CLOCK EVENING EDITIONCopy !req
135. Final Edition - !Copy !req
136. Make me a gift of this evening!Copy !req
137. I'll pick you up at 9 o'clock -
we'll go to Danielli's - all right?Copy !req
138. Wear it forever -
it will bring you luck!Copy !req
139. At 12 o'clock sharp
everyone is at his post...Copy !req
140. Danielli...Copy !req
141. Go immediately to J. - H.Copy !req
142. Pay Jellusic the price demandedCopy !req
143. in exchange for all the mobilisation plans
in his possession.Copy !req
144. On conditionCopy !req
145. that he cross the border tonight.Copy !req
146. You will not return home,
but will report to me immediately. H.Copy !req
147. The condition isCopy !req
148. that you have to cross the border tonight...Copy !req
149. But the night is still young, my lovely Sonja -Copy !req
150. and you had promised...Copy !req
151. He's waiting for the documents...Copy !req
152. A farewell kiss, beautiful Sonja - !Copy !req
153. A cavalier does not betray his lady!Copy !req
154. Drive home!Copy !req
155. Are you satisfied now -?Copy !req
156. So you love the young man -?Copy !req
157. Your house has been cleared out -Copy !req
158. you shall live at headquartersCopy !req
159. and not leave your room
without my permission -Copy !req
160. If the Barranikowa woman had not,
once again, been warned in time,Copy !req
161. I would have raided her house tonight...Copy !req
162. You are hardly the first to have fallen
into the trap of this master spy...Copy !req
163. Nothing must deter a manCopy !req
164. from the path of duty...Copy !req
165. not even a woman...Copy !req
166. Why don't you go home, my child?Copy !req
167. Please - let me stay here!Copy !req
168. Don't send me away again!Copy !req
169. I won't take up any more space
than a little dog - !Copy !req
170. Have I offended you...?
Must I leave again...?Copy !req
171. When I went looking
for the fellow early this morning,Copy !req
172. he had already decamped -
without a trace!Copy !req
173. I'll show you pictures of all the people
suspected of being spiesCopy !req
174. that were taken over the last month...Copy !req
175. Colonel Jellusic left this morning at 2:40
on the Orient Express!Copy !req
176. Opera Ball 13,
Poste Restante, Main Post OfficeCopy !req
177. I'll have this man watched
by one of our agents as soon as he arrives...Copy !req
178. A plane leaves in 45 minutes
that will arrive down thereCopy !req
179. two hours after the Orient Express!Copy !req
180. The Secret ServiceCopy !req
181. reserves two seatsCopy !req
182. on the Aero-Orient Express.Copy !req
183. People like Jellusic can be had for money - !Copy !req
184. If I offer him enoughCopy !req
185. he'll betray those who are paying him!Copy !req
186. Jellusic has to be put out of commission.Copy !req
187. Denounce him as a spy
to his Commander in ChiefCopy !req
188. at General Headquarters!Copy !req
189. Good evening, Mr Jellusic...Copy !req
190. So you don't deny...Copy !req
191. You are granted one last request,
Mr Jellusic...Copy !req
192. I beg - in all humility - for...Copy !req
193. Surveillance Report Re: Signing of
the Japanese Secret Agreement.Copy !req
194. Location : The small conference room
at the Japanese Embassy.Copy !req
195. 5:30am.Copy !req
196. The two treaty parties
and Chief of Secret Service Dr Matsumoto.Copy !req
197. The Embassy will be subject to
the most stringent security measures.Copy !req
198. I shall have this treaty
in my hands tonight!Copy !req
199. Gentlemen!Copy !req
200. One of these envelopes
contains the most important treatyCopy !req
201. Japan has signed in a century...Copy !req
202. You'll take three different routes to Tokyo...Copy !req
203. Whoever does not deliver his letter
with its seal unbrokenCopy !req
204. is not worthy of being Japanese!Copy !req
205. Whose blood am I
to wear around my neck, Haghi?Copy !req
206. I have called you, Sonja,Copy !req
207. in order to clear things upCopy !req
208. between you and me...Copy !req
209. Where is - he -?Copy !req
210. He's trying to trace you through Jellusic...Copy !req
211. COLONEL M.O. JELLUSICCopy !req
212. As we learned after press time,Copy !req
213. Jellusic, colonel extraordinaire
at General Headquarters,Copy !req
214. has died of a heart attack
shortly after returning from a holiday.Copy !req
215. 20,000 pounds... in new bank notes -Copy !req
216. with consecutive serial numbers... !Copy !req
217. A blank telegram, please!Copy !req
218. Find out immediately to whom
the State Bank has issued notesCopy !req
219. in denominations of one thousandCopy !req
220. from number 52H 0319726 to
0319745 STOPCopy !req
221. Return by next plane.Copy !req
222. A special operator call -Copy !req
223. What - ?
The bank note numbers? -Copy !req
224. You have to make up your mind, Sonja:
Are you on my side - against him?Copy !req
225. You still don't seem to know
what I am capable of!Copy !req
226. I have other irons in the fire...Copy !req
227. I will come back, my child -
the house shall be yours -Copy !req
228. you will live there as a little princess...Copy !req
229. I have to leave, Kitty -!Copy !req
230. But not so fast - ! Not so fast - !Copy !req
231. Just a few more hours - !Copy !req
232. A few meagre hours - !Copy !req
233. Don't you see that I will die -
if you leave me -?Copy !req
234. As surely as I shall win this battle, Sonja,
I shall defeat him...Copy !req
235. Do you nevertheless
stick to your decision -?Copy !req
236. And how long are you planning
to keep me prisoner?Copy !req
237. Until one of us is the victor, Sonja -
he or I!Copy !req
238. No. 326 has sent us a radiogram
that falls into your field of expertise...Copy !req
239. Read it for yourself!Copy !req
240. This matter has to be taken care of
before No. 326 returns!Copy !req
241. Find out immediately
to whom the State Bank has issuedCopy !req
242. notes in denominations of
one thousand,Copy !req
243. from number 52/H 0319726 to
0319745 STOP Return by next plane.Copy !req
244. So I'll come to your dressing room
with No. 326 tonight!Copy !req
245. I'll take care of the postal censorship -Copy !req
246. You see to it
that all borders are closed - !Copy !req
247. If the treaty falls into the wrong hands,
war in the East is all but declared!Copy !req
248. It's the last car -Copy !req
249. and it will happen in the tunnel -Copy !req
250. if No. 326 falls into the trap -Copy !req
251. I have told you, Sonja, you will be free
when one of us two men triumphs...Copy !req
252. It is I who have been conquered...
because I need you!Copy !req
253. No one but you is skilful enoughCopy !req
254. to bring the photos of the treaty
across the closed border...Copy !req
255. Do me this one last service -Copy !req
256. and the road to the man you love
will be open!Copy !req
257. You swear that he will be safe from you
in the future if I say yes - ?Copy !req
258. I believe they'll use a foreigner to take
the stolen treaty across the border -Copy !req
259. and the sudden departure
of the Russian courier is,Copy !req
260. at the very least, suspicious...Copy !req
261. the more so now that
719 has determinedCopy !req
262. that the bank notes for Jellusic
also came from Russian hands...Copy !req
263. Unfortunately, I cannot leave here
without destroying my coverCopy !req
264. and jeopardising my work as No. 719 -Copy !req
265. but in any event I have reserved
the sleeping compartmentCopy !req
266. next to that of the Russian courier...Copy !req
267. Around 6am you will cross the border -Copy !req
268. that is the decisive moment!Copy !req
269. I almost forgot what I found the other day...Copy !req
270. The last car of the express train -Copy !req
271. crashed in the tunnel -Copy !req
272. You wretch -!Copy !req
273. Did Haghi send you to make sure
that his damned plan was successful -?Copy !req
274. You don't intend to betray us,
do you, you scoundrel - ?Copy !req
275. Attention, HQ! Attention, HQ -!Copy !req
276. Attention, HQ! Attention, HQ!Copy !req
277. No. 326 is alive -!
Sonja has betrayed us -!Copy !req
278. We wish to talk to Director Haghi...Copy !req
279. Gentlemen, what could the police
be looking for here -?Copy !req
280. A criminal -
and the proof of his crime!Copy !req
281. I order you to hand over
the keys to all of the bank safes!Copy !req
282. If the bank is not vacated
within 15 minutes of receiving this note,Copy !req
283. and the police
have not withdrawn completely,Copy !req
284. the woman you love,
whom I hold in my power, will die.Copy !req
285. You have 14 minutes to live, Sonja! -Copy !req
286. if he chooses not to obey me!Copy !req
287. People's lives in danger - !Copy !req
288. The bank must be searched
within 13 minutes,Copy !req
289. and Haghi's secret room found.
Do you understand? -Copy !req
290. Burn all papers... dynamite the safes...Copy !req
291. In 10 minutes
the bank will be filled with gas!Copy !req
292. Soon, Sonja, you will know
all about the secrets of death -Copy !req
293. take with you a secret from my life!Copy !req
294. The bank has been searched
right down to its foundations.Copy !req
295. There is no trace of a secret exit.Copy !req
296. Where is Haghi - ?Copy !req
297. 10,000 MARKS REWARD!Copy !req
298. Has anyone seen the man pictured above,
Bank Director Haghi, since midday today?Copy !req
299. Anyone providing information
leading to his arrest,Copy !req
300. shall receive the aforementioned reward.Copy !req
301. Not even a mouse would be able
to leave the city - he must be here...Copy !req
302. There's a small error...
I want to report...Copy !req
303. It's just that... the numbers
on the thousand-pound notes...Copy !req
304. for which I have to deliver a receipt...Copy !req
305. the telegram contains different numbers... !Copy !req
306. No. 719 has switched the telegrams - !
Nemo the Clown is Haghi -!Copy !req
307. Mr Conductor, please - a little music - !Copy !req
308. Curtain -!Copy !req