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The story is quite interesting. Polish agent as a spy in German army. Thera are some historical facts omitted or not necessary accurate, but generally it is OK. All I dislike is that some parts are quite naive. I understand that this movie is almost 40 years old and the mentality of people was quite a bit different then. There is some propaganda too as minus. This series has been released on DVD.

In conclusion I recommend it as I recommend "Janosik" with Marek Perepeczko. I think these both Polish series are good enough to be world wide known. They are good entertainment in b/w style of an old movie. salute!

This is one from the two best Polish series (the second call "Czterej Pancerni i Pies"). I think that J-23 (captain Klos) is good (or maybe better) as James Bond. His dialogs with Herman Bruner are excellent and many of them we used daily. And now Mr. and Mr. Kaczynski would like removed this top series from Polish TV because is to communistic and show not true story. I think that those two guys (President and Prime Minister of Poland) are not serious and recall his man (chief of Polish Television) for improve his decisions and we still can see Klos and Bruner on TV screen and heard: "Bruner nie ze mna te numery" and many others sentences.

Legendary series for people from most of the ex-communist countries. Stanislaw Mikulski is great as Hans Kloss (and looks very good in the German uniform). The story is very good and really captivating. There are some false informations about a war in Poland (eternal friendship with Soviet Union!). But there is not so much communist propaganda as in for instance "Czterej pancerni i pies". It's old, but still good. Watch and enjoy the adventures of the Polish spy in Abwehra!

Anyone who knows a little about Polish cinema knows that stawka collects all best supporting actors.

Emil karewicz created the best villain in decades.

This movie has been made during communist regime in Poland and therefore showed Poles as allies of Stalinist Russia. It was not true. The independent Poland performed its own secret secret operations against 3rd Reich and the Stalinist Russia did the same but not in alliance. Many best Polish stars have played, shootings were very realistic. The film was very popular in Poland, in the USSR and in... Denmark. In some cases Germans have been shown as stupid slaughters. For example, second lieutenant (Oberleutnant) Kloss has been awarded by Iron Cross by Hitler (shown from the back, however) for discovering a plot against main Nazi leaders. Wilhelm Canaris is also shown (a part of face only). The role of a SS officer Brunner (Emil Karewicz) is a masterwork.