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Secret Agent

6.1/10
TMDB179 votes
1936Original: English86 min

During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Cast: Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young, Percy Marmont

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Secret Agent (1936) is a film in the thriller, mystery, romance genres. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The cast includes Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young.

Released
1936-05-11
Original language
English
Runtime
86 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Writers
Charles Bennett, Ian Hay, Jesse Lasky Jr.

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6.1/10 from 179 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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John Gielgud charmingly portrays the novelist-cum-officer dragooned by the British spy service into travelling to Switzerland on the trail of a Nazi spy. He is assigned two assistants - a rather naive, but keen, Madeleine Carroll "Elsa" and a suitable sleazy, but lethal, Peter Lorre "as The General". Their first attempt to fulfil their mission goes awry somewhat, as they dispatch the wrong person. It is at this point…

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John Gielgud charmingly portrays the novelist-cum-officer dragooned by the British spy service into travelling to Switzerland on the trail of a Nazi spy. He is assigned two assistants - a rather naive, but keen, Madeleine Carroll "Elsa" and a suitable sleazy, but lethal, Peter Lorre "as The General". Their first attempt to fulfil their mission goes awry somewhat, as they dispatch the wrong person. It is at this point their consciences start to kick in and they question the morals of their mission - particularly when they actually do discover the identity of the enemy secret agent. Hitchcock and Charles Bennett adapt the Somerset Maugham story with plenty of attention to the detail and the characterisation; the direction is taut and the suspense on the train towards the end keep this enthralling.

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During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

Who stars in Secret Agent?

Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young, Percy Marmont, Florence Kahn. See the cast cards above for character names.

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