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They Came to Blow Up America (1943) | Cinemoood

They Came to Blow Up America

DramaWar

They Came to Blow Up America

THEY CAME TO DESTROY YOUR HOME...YOUR LEADERS...YOUR LIFE!

6.8TMDB19431h 13m

TMDB6.8/10 · 6 votes

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TMDB6.8/10 · 6 votes

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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.

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George Sanders

George Sanders

Carl Steelman / Ernst Reiter

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

FBI Chief Craig

Anna Sten

Anna Sten

Frau Reiter

Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey

Col. Taeger

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Dr. Herman Holger

Ludwig Stössel

Ludwig Stössel

Papa Julius Steelman

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Capt. Kranz

Poldi Dur

Poldi Dur

Helga Lorenz (as Poldy Dur)

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Burkhardt

Elsa Janssen

Elsa Janssen

Mama Henrietta Steelman

Rex Williams

Rex Williams

Eichner

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Zellerbach

Sven Hugo Borg

Sven Hugo Borg

Cmdr. Ullrich Hauser

Kurt Katch

Kurt Katch

Schonzeit

Otto Reichow

Otto Reichow

Adam, S.S. Trooper

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Edward Ludwig

Edward Ludwig

Director

Aubrey Wisberg

Aubrey Wisberg

Writer

Michael Jacoby

Michael Jacoby

Story

Lee S. Marcus

Lee S. Marcus

Producer

Lucien N. Andriot

Lucien N. Andriot

Director of Photography

Arthur Lange

Arthur Lange

Original Music Composer

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo Friedhofer

Original Music Composer

Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Original Music Composer

Nick DeMaggio

Nick DeMaggio

Editor

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Director: Edward Ludwig
Released: 1943
Runtime: 1h 13m
Genres: Drama, War
Scores: TMDB6.8/10 · 6 votes