The Spy Who Stole the Atom Bomb
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: BAM1414
Producer: Blue Ant Media
Producers: Veale, Hannah
Directors: Veale, Hannah
Producing Agencies: Oxford Digital Media
Subject: Canadian World Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, History, Jewish Studies, World History
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Copyright Year: 2016
Running Time: 51:18
Newly declassified MI5 files reveal the story of the female spy, Ursula Kuczynski, a Jewish German refugee who stole Britain’s atomic secrets and gave them to the Soviets.
Operating under the noses of MI5, she outsmarted Britain’s star interrogator of the day, evaded capture and even managed to escape Stalin’s great purge.
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