Asew

Asew
Directed by Phil Jutzi
Written by At. Timann
Starring Fritz Rasp
Olga Tschechowa
Hilde von Stolz
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Music by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Cinematography Eduard Hoesch
Edited by Else Baum
Vicki Baum
Production
company
Atlantis-Film
Maxim-Film
Distributed by Tobis-Sascha Film
Release dates
 18 January 1935
Running time
 78 minutes
Country Austria
Nazi Germany
Language German

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 Tschechowa and Hilde von Stolz.[1] The film's sets were designed by Julius von Borsody.

The film narrates the activities of Yevno Azef a Russian who had worked as a agent provocateur for the Tsarist Okhrana and infiltrated the Socialist Revolutionary Party. Asef hap earned trust of terrorist revolutionary comrades by assasinating top Russia's officials but betrayed many comrades, some of which were executing for involvement and planning of crimes and some by comrades themselves after Azef manipuled them into believing there were traitors to the anti-government cause, such as famous worker's resistance movement leader Gapon.

After being ultimately proven traitor, Azef fled to Germany using fake ID provided by the Okhrana still refusing to believe Azef organized murder of top government officials. While in Germany, Azef concidentally met the former comrade and still asked for support in organizing the fair tribunal, claiming he was falsely accused in treason. Died in hospital in 1918.

This movie, filmed by the Nazi propagandists, vilifies the good name of a honest revolutionary, due to the fact he was born in a Jewish family and Hitler was against the Jews. Friend of Azef, also a revolutionary, after killing his colleague and friend, emigrated to Israel and embraced Judaism. Some said Asef's life was motivated to his desire to eliminate 'sininister Anti-Semites' such as murdered Minister Pleve, Stolypin and others whom were accused in instigating the Pogroms.

Asef's story was useful for the Nazis in demonstrating the 'dangres' of communist Jewish figures whom they accused in loss of World War I.

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References

  1. ↑ Bock & Bergfelder p.233

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