''The Beautiful Spy'' () is a 2013

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television film set in

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shortly before the outbreak of

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inspired by the few facts known about Vera von Schalburg."Die Spionin (The Beautiful Spy) (Nic Raine)"
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Plot

Vera von Schalburg (portrayed by

Valerie Niehaus Valerie Niehaus (born 11 October 1974) is a German actress. Early life Valerie Niehaus grew up in Emsdetten where she went to the local primary school. After that she moved to Fulda and later to Berlin. Career At the age of thirteen Niehaus ...

) is a German prostitute working in

. In 1938, one year before the outbreak of

, Schalburg is arrested by the Berlin police. She is offered to work as a spy for the ''

Abwehr The (German language, German for ''resistance'' or ''defence'', though the word usually means ''counterintelligence'' in a military context) ) was the German military intelligence , military-intelligence service for the ''Reichswehr'' and the ...

'', the German military intelligence service, instead of facing jail time. Completely unaware of the secret war preparations being conducted by her government, and unwilling to leave her teenage son who later joins the

Hitler Youth The Hitler Youth ( , often abbreviated as HJ, ) was the youth wing of the German Nazi Party. Its origins date back to 1922 and it received the name ("Hitler Youth, League of German Worker Youth") in July 1926. From 1936 until 1945, it was th ...

, she accepts the offer. She quickly meets and befriends

Wilhelm Canaris Wilhelm Franz Canaris (1 January 1887 – 9 April 1945) was a admiral (Germany), German admiral and the chief of the ''Abwehr'' (the German military intelligence, military-intelligence service) from 1935 to 1944. Initially a supporter of Ad ...

(portrayed by Peter Prager), chief of the ''Abwehr'', and is selected for a top-secret mission to

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...

. When Schalburg learns of innocent Polish civilians being killed on mass in

German-occupied Poland German-occupied Poland can refer to: * General Government * Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany * Occupation of Poland (1939–1945) * Prussian Partition The Prussian Partition (), or Prussian Poland, is the former territories of the Polish� ...

, she wants to leave. To prevent this, ''Abwehr'' agents led by Walther Luthmann (portrayed by

Jochen Nickel Jochen Nickel (born 10 April 1959) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 160 films and TV series since 1988. Life Nickel, a trained road builder, came to the stage in 1981 and was a member of the theater group Theaterpathologisches I ...

) kidnaps her son, but Schalburg manages to track him down and go into hiding with him. Realizing that Germany has lost the war, Schalburg moves to farm far away from the fighting with a male friend who becomes a sort of foster father for her son. Even though the war is long over by now, Luthmann, after confronting Schalburg at the farm, kills her for betraying the ''Abwehr'' during the war while in disguise as a common civilian.

Soundtrack

The musical score was written by British composer, conductor and orchestrator Nic Raine. # Vision 01:54 # Corridor/Washroom/Disposal 02:43 # Cocktails 01:03 # Work For Us/You'll Hear From Us/Already Enlisted 04:18 # Their Flat 01:59 # Wenneman/The Plan/Wenneman Taken 07:35 # Gestapo/Change Of Plan/London 04:42 # Transmission/Assignations/Workplace 04:47 # Capture/The Gallows 03:15 # At Last 04:13 # I'm Sorry 02:17 # Snatched/Car Crash/Aftermath 04:56 # Landing 02:53 # Travelling/Finding Christian 03:44 # Retribution 03:42 # Epilogue 07:12

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