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Asew or Double-Agent Asew or Asew the Agent Provocateur (German: Lockspitzel Asew) is a 1935 German-Austrian thriller film directed by Phil Jutzi and starring Fritz Rasp, Olga Chekhova, and Hilde von Stolz.[1] It was shot at the Sievering and Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody.
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| Directed by | Phil Jutzi |
| Written by | At. Timann |
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| Cinematography | Eduard Hoesch |
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| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
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| Distributed by | Tobis-Sascha Film |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
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| Language | German |
The film narrates the activities of Yevno Azef, a Russian who had worked as an agent provocateur for the Tsarist Okhrana and infiltrated the Socialist Revolutionary Party. Asef had earned the trust of terrorist revolutionary comrades by assassinating top Russian officials but betrayed many comrades, some of whom were executed for involvement and planning of crimes and some by comrades themselves after Azef manipulated them into believing there were traitors to the anti-government cause, such as famous worker's resistance movement leader Gapon.
After being ultimately proven a traitor, Azef fled to Germany using a fake ID provided by the Okhrana still refusing to believe Azef organized the murder of top government officials. While in Germany, Azef coincidentally met a former comrade and asked for support in organizing a fair tribunal, claiming he was falsely accused of treason. He died in hospital in 1918.
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