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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary The Allies called him Garbo. The Nazis dubbed him Alaric. Both sides in World War II were sure Juan Pujol Garcia was their man. In reality, Pujol was a double agent - and his final allegiance was to the Allies. From the relative comfort of Lisbon, Garbo fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across ...

Directed By: Edmon Roch

Written By: Maria Hervera, Isaki Lacuesta, Edmon Roch

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 28 m

Garbo: The Spy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
67
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Summary The Allies called him Garbo. The Nazis dubbed him Alaric. Both sides in World War II were sure Juan Pujol Garcia was their man. In reality, Pujol was a double agent - and his final allegiance was to the Allies. From the relative comfort of Lisbon, Garbo fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across ...

Directed By: Edmon Roch

Written By: Maria Hervera, Isaki Lacuesta, Edmon Roch

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
67
83% Positive
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
67
83% Positive
10 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
Dec 7, 2011
Edmon Roch's Garbo the Spy is an engrossing documentary that is itself largely a work of the director's imagination.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 14, 2011
He was so good at his job he was awarded an honorary knighthood by the British and the Iron Cross II by the Nazis. Talk about playing both sides!
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70
Dec 1, 2011
Takes a fittingly inventive approach to the story of an operative whose MI5 code name reflected his supreme talents as an actor.
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70
Nov 15, 2011
Some of this footage feels like filler, but Roch's concept is strong: He's creating a dialogue between the fictions Pujol created to help win the war and the fictions Hollywood created to memorialize that victory.
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67
Jan 5, 2012
The story told in Garbo: The Spy is so outlandish that you almost feel as if you're watching a mockumentary. But it appears to be entirely true.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 13, 2011
Using a whirlwind of archival footage, maps, and split screens, Edmon Roch conveys Juan Pujol Garcia's reign as Europe's premiere spy in a constantly fluid fashion, aesthetically mimicking his crafty and cagey nature.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 15, 2011
The jarring juxtapositions only heighten the enigmatic air of the film's subject; even when he's right in front of us, he seems to be plotting his next wily act.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Centuria Films S.L., Colosé Producciones, Ikiru Films
Release Date Nov 18, 2011
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.garbothemovie.com/
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Awards

Gaudí Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Seville European Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Goya Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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