“The Last Spy of the First Hour” is not only the riveting biography of 100-year-old CIA spymaster Peter Sichel, but also an epic and unvarnished history of US foreign intelligence service told from the inside, with a good dose of wit and humor to boot. From Hitler’s Germany to Mao’s China, from Soviet Russia to decolonized Indonesia, the film follows the unique career trajectory of thisGerman Jewish refugee, who became known in the CIA as "TheWunderkind". A key player in Washington during the pivotal Cold War era, Sichel unpacks for the first time the obscured roots of the conflicts that shape today’s world and the toll they took on his personal life.

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