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    THE LAST SPY

    Directed by Katharina Otto-Bernstein
    Germany/USA | 106 minutes | California Premiere | Country Focus

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    THE LAST SPY

    Directed by Katharina Otto-Bernstein
    Germany/USA | 106 minutes | California Premiere | Country Focus

  

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Director Katharina Otto-Bernstein is expected to attend the January 8th and January 11th screenings.

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Former spymaster Peter Sichel provides an insider’s perspective on the CIA that illustrates the roots of conflicts plaguing today’s world and the toll espionage took on his personal life.

film synopsis

At the age of 100, former spymaster Peter Sichel provides an absorbing insider’s account of the CIA that illustrates the roots of conflicts still plaguing today’s world, as well as the toll espionage took on his personal life. A German-born Jew, Sichel recounts his dramatic life with a good dose of wit and humor: from escaping Nazi Germany to his career in the OSS/CIA, where he became the first Station Chief in post-war Berlin and later a key player in Cold War espionage. Written and directed by Katharina Otto Bernstein, the Emmy®-nominated producer of Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures.

film details

Director: Katharina Otto-Bernstein
Producers: Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Oleg Dubson, Sabine Schenk, Kathrin Lohmann
Screenwriter: Katharina Otto-Bernstein
Cinematographers: James Carman
Editor: Matthew Cohn, Bernadine Colish
Music: David Steinberg
Cast: Peter Sichel, Carl Bernstein, Kartika Soekarno, Erick Arbenz
Country: Germany/USA
Language: In English and German with English subtitles
Year: 2025
Running Time: 106 minutes
Premiere Status: California Premiere
Director Filmography: Absolute Wilson (2006), Beautopia (1998)
Primary Company: Menemsha
Contact Email: neilf@menemshafilms.com

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