Richard Sorge lived a life of deception. A German journalist and Nazi Party member on the surface, he was secretly Stalin’s most valuable spy. From his post in Tokyo, Sorge infiltrated the German embassy, seduced diplomats’ wives, and delivered stunning intelligence—including the date of Hitler’s...

Wilhelm Canaris, head of Nazi Germany’s military intelligence, lived a double life. While he built spy networks for Hitler, he also aided resistance groups, warned foreign leaders, and secretly helped Jews escape. In April 1945, Hitler ordered Canaris executed by hanging on a meat hook. This film...

Witold Pilecki volunteered to enter Auschwitz to expose Nazi crimes and organize resistance from within. After escaping, he fought in the Warsaw Uprising, only to be executed by the postwar communist regime. This is the story of one of WWII’s bravest men, a hero who defied both Hitler and Stalin.

Reinhard Heydrich, known as the “Butcher of Prague,” was one of the most feared men in Nazi Germany. As Himmler’s deputy, he commanded the Gestapo and SD, created the Einsatzgruppen, and presided over the Wannsee Conference that set the Holocaust in motion. This film explores his rise to power, h...

Nancy Wake, known as the “White Mouse,” became one of WWII’s most daring resistance fighters. From smuggling Allied pilots to leading deadly raids, she outwitted the Gestapo time and again. Trained by Britain’s SOE, she cycled 500 km to deliver vital codes, killed an SS officer with her bare hand...

Born a Qing dynasty princess, Yoshiko Kawashima was adopted by a Japanese spy and transformed into the infamous “Mata Hari of the Far East.” She seduced Chinese officials, manipulated the last emperor, and helped Japan conquer Manchuria. From glamour and power to betrayal and execution, witness t...

Jan Kubiš was a humble Czech soldier who became one of WWII’s most daring heroes. In 1942, during Operation Anthropoid, he and Jozef Gabčík struck down Reinhard Heydrich, the brutal “Butcher of Prague.” Though Kubiš paid with his life, his courage proved that even a small nation could strike at N...