Secret Agent

1936

1h 26m

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6.1/10

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After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

W. Somerset Maugham(novel by)

Campbell Dixon(theatre play by)

Charles Bennett(screenplay by)

Stars

Madeleine Carroll

John Gielgud

Peter Lorre

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Elsa Carrington

Richard Ashenden …

The General

Robert Marvin

Caypor

Mrs. Caypor

"R"

Lilli

Man (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Colonel Anderson (uncredited)

Andreas Malandrinos

Manager (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford

Karl (uncredited)

Rène Ray

Maid (uncredited)

Michael Redgrave

Army Officer (uncredited)

Michael Rennie

Army Captain (uncredited)

Michel Saint-Denis

Coachman (uncredited)

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

W. Somerset Maugham(novel by)

Campbell Dixon(theatre play by)

Charles Bennett(screenplay by)

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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.

Geronimo196719 Jun, 2022