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  1. 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.

    • 8 November 1996
  2. Nov 8, 1996 · Joseph Conrad. Christopher Hampton. Stars. Bob Hoskins. Patricia Arquette. Gérard Depardieu. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 4.6K users. 28 User reviews. 13 Critic reviews.

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    • Drama, Thriller
    • Christopher Hampton
    • 1996-11-08
  3. The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia).

    • Joseph Conrad
    • 442
    • 1907
    • September 1907
  4. In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc (Bob Hoskins) is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat (Jim Broadbent) about a lazy anarchist...

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    • Christopher Hampton
    • R
    • Bob Hoskins
  5. Dec 13, 1996 · 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 ...

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  7. Joseph Conrad's classic tale of political intrigue in 1890s London. Triple agent Verloc works for the anarchists, the British Police and the Tsarist Embassy. When ordered to blow up the Greenwich Observatory, moral dilemma takes second place to personal tragedy. 10 IMDb 6.6 2 h 1 min 1992. 16+.

  8. Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent': Directed by David Thomas. With Frances Barber, Hywel Bennett, Peter Blythe, Jim Broadbent.

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