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Nov 8, 1996 · With Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu, Jim Broadbent. Verloc lives in London 1886 with a pretty wife and her retarded brother. He's an agent for the Russian embassy. A new ambassador wants more from him than in the past years - something with a bomb. Verloc also informs the police.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Christopher Hampton
- 1996-11-08
95 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Box office. $106,606. The Secret Agent is a 1996 British drama-thriller film written and directed by Christopher Hampton and starring Bob Hoskins and Patricia Arquette. It is adapted from Joseph Conrad 's 1907 novel of the same name.
In 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.
Nov 15, 2014 · 16K views 9 years ago. The Secret Agent Trailer 1996 Director: Christopher Hampton Starring: Bob Hoskins, Christian Bale, Gerard Depardieu, Jim Broadbent, Patricia Arquette, ...more.
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Agent provocateur Verloc is employed by a foreign embassy to stir up political activity amongst political dissidents who have sought asylum in the relatively free atmosphere of Britain.
- Christopher Hampton
- Bob Hoskins
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The Secret Agent. Roger Ebert December 13, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. I have been wondering ever since I read it why someone doesn't make a movie out of Joseph Conrad's novel “Victory.”. It tells the story of a proud, lonely man, the young woman who comes to share his hideaway on an island, the murderers who invade ...
