Cicero - famous WW2 Albanian Spy

A clip from "5 Fingers"( Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1952,); The film tells the true story of Kosovo Albanian-born Elyesa Bazna (Iljaz Bazna - born in Prishtina) one of the most famous spies of World War II. Based on a true story. In neutral Turkey during WWII, the ambitious and extremely efficient valet, for the British ambassador tires of being a servant and forms a plan to promote himself to rich gentleman of leisure. His employer has many secret documents; he will photograph them, and with the help of a refugee Countess, sell them to the Nazis. When he makes a certain amount of money, he will retire to South America with the Countess as his wife.

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[topallia]

It does not matter what relegion he was, he was albanian. We albanians don't care about relegion, as we like to be identified by our nationality better than relegion. Relegions are onlu ideologies that come and go, nationality is the DNA the root of your blood, just like a family you can't change.

[topallia]

Why are you guys are telling him that he does not know how to kiss. Even if he was a good kisser, at that time, that's how the actors portrayed kissing, it's not like today porno. They wanted the viewer to use their imagination.

I'm sure the real Albanian dude knew how to open and move his tounge;)

[Bardh87]

@serdarturgut wow you people really have to think before you talk..

if you follow Religion you can lose your own culture and tradition/as generations pass you became all Islamicized and forgot your own traditions that been around for thousands of years such as Besa, etc...

Look at Arvanites how easily they got assimilated because of the Orthodox Church.

ALL RELIGIONS YIELD TO THE KANUN...i am from KOSOV and i couldn't careless about religions bedtime stories.

Athiesm preserved Albania the most

[serdarturgut]

we albanians DO care about religion..actually religion is a matter of survival for all cultures..should religion be unimportant to albanians, there would be no such thing as albanian presence in kosovo, balkans, and even in albania proper..

[bogvt]

@flaminia5

2. This information were never used because Ribbentrop considered that Cicero was an English spy with the mission of supplying false information.

3. Cicero was payed for his services with counterfeit pounds (except first payment).

If you want to know more send me a mail.

[bogvt]

@flaminia5 The movie is based on a true story.

He was the English Ambassador Valet in Ankara.

What should be understood?

1. Cicero is not what you would call a spy because this involves recruitment strategies and intelligence tactics. He had delivered everything to German 3rd Reich embassy in Ankara because he was full of hate for England (He's father was killed by an English man) and did it on his own without any guidance.

1. Ribbentrop had decisive information regarding allied war plans.

[aldosist]

Emri i tij i vertete eshte Iliaz Bazna.Ai ka lindur ne Prishtine.Ka qene nje nder spiunet me te famshem te luftes dyte boterore.Ciceroni ka qene pseudonimi i tij.Per historine e tij ka dhe nje liber i cili besoj se ndodhet ne shitje.Libri titullohet : "Ciceroni"

[flaminia5]

is this a true story?

if you laugh at the end, it does not mean that you have won;

[dry5555]

I love this movie! Any chance of posting the whole thing??

[gantonbloods]

@topallia you're so right man we indentify ourself with blood not with our religion

[blerimuk]

uuu ja futi llapen