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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 · 1 Video. 12 Photos. Drama Thriller. 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. Director. Christopher Hampton.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Christopher Hampton
- 1996-11-08
Adolf Verloc: a secret agent who owns a shop in Soho in London. His primary characteristic, as described by Conrad, is indolence. He has been employed by an unnamed embassy to spy on revolutionary groups, which then orders him to instigate a terrorist act against the Greenwich Observatory.
- Joseph Conrad
- 442
- 1907
- September 1907
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Dec 13, 1996 · 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 their solitude, and the way he must choose between philosophy and violence.
Jul 13, 2016 · The Secret Agent, a three-part adaptation of Conrad's novel, will be broadcast on Sunday 17 July, 21:00, BBC One. 19th century engraving depicting Martial Bourdin gravely injured after his...
The Secret Agent. 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 2 h 1 min 1992. 16+.
Jul 18, 2016 · TV review Television. This article is more than 7 years old. The Secret Agent review – worryingly one-dimensional. So much is lost from Conrad’s strange, complex and deeply ironic novel. This...