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Secret Agent is a 1936 British espionage thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from the play by Campbell Dixon, which in turn is loosely based on two stories in the 1927 collection Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham.
Secret Agent: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young. 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.
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Apr 16, 2013 · 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 missi...
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Jun 8, 2020 · Secret Agent is a 1936 British thriller, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.During the first world war, novelist Edgar Brodie is sent to Switzerland by the Intelli...
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Oct 27, 2022 · Plot (may contain spoilers): On 10 May 1916, during World War I, British Captain and novelist Edgar Brodie returns home on leave, only to discover his obitua...
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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. Alfred Hitchcock. Director. W. Somerset Maugham. Novel.
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British intelligence fakes the death of Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) to send him on a mission in Switzerland, where as Richard Ashendon he is to locate and kill a Germany spy. Accompanying Brodie ...
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