
A compelling account of Juan Pujol, an extraordinary Spanish double agent during WWII who helped change the course of history.... (Full plot summary below)
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A compelling account of Juan Pujol, an extraordinary Spanish double agent during WWII who helped change the course of history.
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| About.comJennifer MerinA real life spy thriller of a documentary: "Garbo" is better than "Mata Hari." |
| Easy Reader (California)Neely SwansonGo see for yourself and discover an important moment in time that changed history. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey"Garbo: the Spy has a lilting tone of cat-and-mouse in its construction. You just might want to see it twice. |
| OregonianShawn LevyThe 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. |
| Chicago ReaderCliff DoerksenDocumentary maker Edmon Roch spins a zippy yarn of Pujol's improbable exploits from archival footage, talking heads, and clips from classic espionage dramas. |
| Film-Forward.comKent TurnerGarbo: The Spy delivers the goods, spinning one of the best real-life spy yarns of the war ... If [it] graces PBS or the History Channel-and it should-those networks will suddenly become hip. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonHe 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! |
| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineAward-winning Spanish documentary about World War II's most infamous double agent eventually evolves into a fascinating exposé of highly creative and unconventional espionage work. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectGarbo was the man who inspired Graham Greene's "Our Man in Havana", a man who appeared to become a spy mostly out of a sense of opportunism than any idea. Which is not to say that he did not make history. |
| New York PostKyle SmithFascinating though it is, the movie is thin on historical materials. |