May 07, 1943
73 min
Full-HD

They Came to Blow Up America (1943)

Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the coast of Long Island, New York, by submarine, with orders to blow up various defense installations.

Category

Drama War

Country

United States of America

Companies

20th Century Fox

George Sanders

Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter

Ward Bond

FBI Chief Craig

Anna Sten

Frau Reiter

Dennis Hoey

Col. Taeger

Sig Ruman

Dr. Herman Holger

Ludwig Stössel

Papa Julius Steelman

Robert Barrat

Capt. Kranz

Poldi Dur

Helga Lorenz (as Poldy Dur)

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