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The Secret Agent
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1996 film by Christopher Hampton
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5.6In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization. In order for the anarchists to be arrested, an act of terrorism must occur. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.
Released: 1996-11-0895 minDir: Christopher HamptonDrama, Thriller
Cast
- Bob Hoskins as Verloc
- Patricia Arquette as Winnie
- Jim Broadbent as Chief Inspector Heat
- Christian Bale as Stevie
- Gérard Depardieu as Ossipon
- Eddie Izzard as Vladimir
Themes
- mentally disabled
- bomb
- wife
- brother-in-law
- police inspector
- greenwich london
- older husband
- shop owner
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Secret Agent
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Christopher Hampton
- Screenwriter
- Christopher Hampton
- Cast member
- Julian Wadham
- Composer
- Philip Glass
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Denis Lenoir
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 703294
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-01-01
- title
- The Secret Agent
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 5.4/10
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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