United States, Germany 2024Language:EnglishDirector:Katharina Otto-BernsteinWriter:Katharina Otto-BernsteinCinematographer:James CarmanEditor:Matthew Cohn, Bernadine Colish, Joseph RuscittoMusic:David Benjamin SteinbergSound:Diego ReiwaldProducer:Oleg Dubson, Sabine Schenk, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Kathrin LohmannProduction Company:Film Manufacturers Inc., KJ Entertainment106 min, Colour and B&W

A top spy spills the beans. Forget about James Bond – that was all “rubbish and unrealistic”, according to Peter Sichel. Born in Mainz in 1922, he left Nazi Germany with his Jewish family in 1938. Their escape ended in the USA, where Sichel immediately volunteered for military service. This marked the beginning of his rapid ascent to the status of “wunderkind” in espionage circles. Berlin, Washington and Hong Kong were his professional locations on behalf of the US secret service. With humour, wisdom and insider knowledge, the 100-year-old Sichel reveals the hidden roots of today’s crises and conflicts, demonstrating that nothing arises without a background. “It is our task to learn from the past and to recognise the connections,” says Sichel.

Director's Biography:Director's Biography:Katharina Otto-Bernstein, born 1964 in Hamburg, is a German-American producer, screenwriter and director. Producer of the documentaries MAPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURE (2016) and THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING (2018), both nominated for an Emmy Award, she returned to the director’s chair for THE LAST SPY for the first time since 2006.

Director's Filmography:

2006 ABSOLUTE WILSON (DOC)
1998 BEAUTOPIA (DOC)
1996 THE SECOND GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (TV/CO-DIRECTOR)
1993 THE NEED FOR SPEED, BICYCLE MESSENGERS IN NEW YORK (DOC)