The Shield and the Sword
1968, Russian. Directed by Vladimir Basov.
The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.
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- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vladimir BasovDirector
- Stanislav LyubshinAlexandr Belov / Johann Weiss
- Oleg YankovskyHeinrich Schwarzkopf
- Juozas BudraitisDietrich
- Aleksey GlazyrinAxel Steinglitz
- Alla DemidovaAngelika Bucher
- Algimantas MasiulisWilly Schwarzkopf
- Anatoliy VerbitskiyGerd
- Georgiy MartynyukAleksey Zubov / Alois Hagen
- Valentina TitovaNina
- Vatslav DvorzhetskyLandsdorf ist Abwehrmitarbeiter
- Christine LaszarBrigitte
- Wojciech DuryaszJerzy Czyzewski
Details
- Released
- 19 August 1968
- Original title
- Щит и меч
- Country
- Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland
- Written by
- Vadim Kozhevnikov, Vladimir Basov
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What The Shield and the Sword is based on
The Shield and the Sword is adapted from a novel.
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The Shield and the Sword isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 August 1968. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Shield and the Sword?
If you liked The Shield and the Sword, try Triple Cross, The Dirty Dozen, Red Scorpion.
Who directed The Shield and the Sword?
The Shield and the Sword (1968) was directed by Vladimir Basov and stars Stanislav Lyubshin, Oleg Yankovsky, Juozas Budraitis.
What is The Shield and the Sword based on?
The Shield and the Sword is adapted from a novel.