Mata Hari: The Beautiful Spy

Mata Hari: The Beautiful Spy

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2017

The famous exotic dancer and courtesan Mata Hari stands for beauty and seduction. She gave herself to the most influential men of her time. In the middle of the First World War, she was executed as a spy for Germany. But one question has not been resolved for a hundred years: was she guilty? The unusual woman remains in people's fantasies to this day.

Mata Hari: The Beautiful Spy

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2017

Mata Hari: The Beautiful Spy
The famous exotic dancer and courtesan Mata Hari stands for beauty and seduction. She gave herself to the most influential men of her time. In the middle of the First World War, she was executed as a spy for Germany. But one question has not been resolved for a hundred years: was she guilty? The unusual woman remains in people's fantasies to this day.
Producers ARTE, ZDF, doc station
Original title Mata Hari: Exotik und Erotik
Directors Kristina Forbat, Jobst Knigge
Writers Jobst Knigge

Cast

Yves Rocourt

as Historian

Philippe Collas

as Self

Julie Wheelwright

as Writer

Hanneke Boonstra

as Blogger