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  1. The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1907. [1] 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). The Secret Agent is one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring.

    • Joseph Conrad
    • 442
    • 1907
    • September 1907
  2. 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
  3. 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.

    • (2.5K)
    • Drama, Thriller
    • Christopher Hampton
    • 1996-11-08
  4. The Secret Agent (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  5. Jul 13, 2016 · 13 July 2016. With a new BBC adaptation starring Toby Jones and Vicky McClure beginning on Sunday 17 July, Joseph Conrad's classic thriller The Secret Agent suddenly feels very...

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  7. Nov 8, 1996 · Christopher Hampton. Director, Writer. Joseph Conrad. Novel. 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.

  8. Film Details. Also Known As. Agent Secret, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, Secret Agent. MPAA Rating. Genre. Adaptation. Period. Political. Spy. Thriller. Release Date. 1996. Production Company. Cineimage; Heyman-Hoskins Productions; Pangea Media Group; Peerless Camera Company. Distribution Company.