Overview
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Limited Series
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Stanislav Lyubshin
Alexandr Belov / Johann Weiss
Oleg Yankovskiy
Heinrich Schwarzkopf
Juozas Budraitis
Dietrich - kapitän / major der Abwehr
Aleksey Glazyrin
Axel Steinglitz
Alla Demidova
Angelika Bucher
Algimantas Masiulis
Willy Schwarzkopf
Anatoliy Verbitskiy
Gerd - leiter der Abwehrschule
Georgiy Martynyuk
Aleksey Zubov / Alois Hagen
Valentina Titova
Nina - kadettin «Spitsa»
Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
Landsdorf ist Abwehrmitarbeiter
Christine Laszar
Brigitte
Wojciech Duryasz
Jerzy Czyzewski - pole
Frequently Asked Questions
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...
The Shield and the Sword has 1 season with 4 episodes.
The Shield and the Sword premiered on August 19, 1968.
No, The Shield and the Sword has ended. The final episode aired on September 3, 1968.
The Shield and the Sword originally aired on Central Television USSR. Check your local streaming services for availability.
The Shield and the Sword was created by Vadim Kozhevnikov.
The Shield and the Sword has a rating of 6.6/10 based on user reviews.
The Shield and the Sword is classified as Action & Adventure, War & Politics, Drama.