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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.
- $106,606
- Philip Glass
- 8 November 1996
Nov 8, 1996 · The Secret Agent: Directed by Christopher Hampton. 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.
- (2.5K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Christopher Hampton
- 1996-11-08
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 ...
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
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Film. 1936, UK, retitled Sabotage, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Oscar Homolka, Sylvia Sidney and John Loder. This version departs considerably from the novel. 1996, UK film starring Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu, Robin Williams and Christian Bale. Television. 1957, Canada, part of the Folio anthology series.
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. Tolerated because they pose no real threat, the group is ready to condemn the government, but too lazy to...