The concept of espionage history was first explored in 1821 with James Fenimore Cooper's novel Spy, which followed the adventures of American secret agent Harvey Birch. But it was not until the middle of the 20th century that intelligence stories began to become popular, especially with a series of novels and short stories by Ian Fleming after the now famous spy gentleman, James Bond, who was originally portrayed by the young Sean Connery.
It doesn't matter what taste of espionage you love: from brooding dramas to scorching political fables and perverse novels. Despite the general popularity and attractiveness of Mr. Bond, we selected the top 10 best films about scouts who deserve attention no less!
10. Spy, get out! (2011)
Based on the classic novel of the same name, the international thriller takes place at the height of the cold war of the mid-20th century. George Smiley (Gary Oldman), the disgraced British spy, is again secretly hired by his government, which fears that the British secret intelligence service, known as MI-6, has been compromised by a double agent working for the Soviets.
Spy, get out! - This is a complicated puzzle with anxiety, paranoia and espionage, which director Thomas Alfredson combines with maximum skill.
9. Scouts (1968)
"Scouts" - Ukrainian Soviet feature film in 1968 directed by Alexey Shvachko and Igor Samborsky.
The Great Patriotic War, 1945. Before a group of Soviet spies, the leadership set the task at all costs to find a map on which the territory of the Danube was marked.
At one time, the film was a rental leader (1969, 1,557 copies) - 35 million viewers watched the picture.
8. Agent Carter (2015-2016)
The first season of this overseas adventure series follows Peggy Carter (Haley Atwell) when she returns to work at the Strategic Science Reserve (SSR) after World War II. Upon her return, the SSR begins an investigation of the invention of billionaire inventor Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) for selling weapons to enemies of the United States. However, Stark secretly searches for Carter and asks her to help clear his name. Carter, in direct conflict with the SSR, is working undercover to help Stark.
7. In August the 44th (2001)
About a year remains until victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Union Republic of Belarus is already free, but a team of spies regularly broadcasts from the territory of the country, reporting to the enemy side extremely important information about the troops of the Soviet Union. A group of scouts to expose the scouts.
Interesting fact: filmmakers from different countries have repeatedly tried to film the book, but everyone failed at the stage of negotiations with Vladimir Bogomolov. He was categorically against the film version. Even the brilliant actor Vladimir Gostyukhin, who also dreamed of making a film on this story, could not convince the writer.
6. A stone's throw from Paradise (1984)
A stone's throw from Paradise is the Ukrainian Soviet adventure war film by Teymuraz Zoloev. The premiere took place in May 1985. This is a tape that was created in 1984 based on the book by Sergey Naumov with the same name, but it is almost not similar to the book. If Sergei Naumov tells in a book about events in Serbia, then in the film our Carpathians appear in front of the audience, and the “local” Czech is used as the head of the territory.
1944 year. Spies of the Soviet Union have to find and liquidate an important strategic point of the enemy in the Carpathians - the uranium ore warehouse, which bears the encrypted name "Paradise". The object is closely watched by German special forces and alpine shooters.
5. SMERSH (2019 –...)
SMERSH is a Russian series produced by Alexey Pimanov, next to Ryashin, by the author of the film Crimea. The series was shot with the support of Star Media, a Russian-Ukrainian company, and among its projects, for example, the series "According to the laws of the war" is also about SMERSH.
1945 year. A group of officers of the special unit "Death to Spies" is going to rest in Moscow. On the way, they stop in Grodno, a Belarusian city, where they meet an old friend. A man talks about a ruthless gang and its leader, which oppress the inhabitants of the city. In an attempt to help a comrade, the Suederians fall into a maelstrom of tense and tragic events, where emotions contradict duty, and rivals play an unfair game.
4. Resort for divers in the Red Sea (2019)
Hollywood has a long history of turning heroic real stories into cinematic thrillers. The best of them take scary stories about danger and make them resonant for spectators who sit comfortably in movie theaters or more often on their couches. They lead us there through time and geography and often ask us what we will do in the same situation, will we correspond to this case and be heroes ourselves?
Inspired by mesmerizing real life saving missions, the Red Sea Diving Resort is a fascinating story of a team of international agents and brave Ethiopians who used the abandoned resort in Sudan at the dawn of the 80s as a cover for transporting thousands of refugees to Israel.
3. Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973)
The Soviet television series from 12 parts of 1973, shot by Tatyana Lioznova and based on the novel of the same name by Julian Semenov. The series talks about the exploits of Maxim Isaev, a Soviet spy operating in Nazi Germany under the name Max Otto von Stirlitz.
Stirlitz was instructed to disrupt the negotiations between Karl Wolf and Allen Dulles, held in Switzerland, aimed at establishing a separate peace between Germany and the Western allies. The series is considered the most successful Soviet spy thriller ever created, and is one of the most popular television series in Russian history.
2. The spy went to the North (2018)
In 1993, tensions over the development of nuclear weapons escalated in Korea, the only country where the Cold War continues. The young guy, South Korea’s chief military intelligence officer, code-named "Black Venus," is assigned to infiltrate a North Korean nuclear facility.
The scout disguises himself as a South Korean businessman working on a joint project with North Korea, and is approaching Myung-Woon Lee, a high-ranking North Korean official based in Beijing.
After many years spent on this task, the spy finally manages to gain the trust of the ruling class of North Korea and get a contract for collaboration. However, Black Venus soon discovers that North and South Korea are making secret deals to their advantage in the 1998 South Korean presidential election.
1. Star (2002)
The 2002 film, shot by Nikolai Lebedev, is Mosfilm’s big contemporary project. It is based on the story of the same name by Emanuel Kazakevich about a group of Soviet intelligence officers working behind enemy lines during Operation Bagration in World War II. Previously, this story was shot in the 1953 film of the same name. Alexey Kravchenko received a government award for his role in this film.
A team of Soviet intelligence saboteurs is sent behind enemy lines to find the location of German armored vehicles. The Soviets wait until night and open shelling. As soon as the first shots are heard, the team advances. The picture is replete with dramatic scenes: in one of them a German soldier is captured and interrogated, in another case, the team inflicts an air strike on German positions, causing great damage and killing opponents. Ultimately, Soviet soldiers were driven into a barn, and the Germans attacked from all sides.