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Secret Agent is a 1936 British espionage thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from the play by Campbell Dixon, which in turn is loosely based on two stories in the 1927 collection Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The film stars Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Gielgud, and Robert Young.
- 15 June 1936
- John Greenwood, Louis Levy (director)
Jul 24, 2016 · Here in Secret Agent, the killing is gut-wrenching because of the sadness of that little dog. In rewatching that scene, I can come up with two explanations. One: Hitchcock underestimated the power of what he was creating. He was still learning, still trying new things, and as a dog-lover he came up with the idea and was eager to try it.
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Sep 9, 2012 · The Hitchcock Conversations is an ongoing project between me and James W. Powell, in which we study Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography in chronological order. I’ll be publishing one conversation per week. (By necessity, spoilers ahead!) Synopsis: British soldier and novelist Edgar Brodie returns home during World War I to find that a government agency has faked […]
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- Who Is The Bomber in The Night Agent?
- Was The President Killed in The Night Agent?
- What Happened to The Vice President?
- What Happens to Diane Farr?
- Who Kidnapped Maddie — and Why?
- What Was Going on with Rose’s Aunt and Uncle?
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- Is Peter A Night Agent Now?
- What Happens Next For Peter and Rose?
The Night Agent is filled with baddies. Although they don’t make it to the final episode, Dale (Phoenix Raei) and Ellen (Eve Harlow) are the embodiment of cold-hearted killers, who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, whether it means murdering old women or kidnapping babies in order to get what they want. Another person who isn’t afraid to kill...
While the actual bomber in the series premiere is Colin, it’s Wick and Redfield who plan the Metro bombing as an elaborate ruse to assassinate Omar Zadar (Adam Tsekhman), a foreign political leader. They knew that Zadar would be at a coffee shop on the Metro line during the time of the attack. If the bomb had gone off when — and where — they’d inte...
No, although it’s a close call! Working together (teamwork is dreamwork, after all), Peter and Rose join forces with Secret Service agent Chelsea Arrington (Fola Evans-Akingbola) and Redfield’s daughter Maddie (Sarah Desjardins) and block the assassination scheme. They don’t stop presidential helicopter Marine One from exploding, but at least the p...
Vice President Redfield, who prizes self-preservation above all else, survives the bombing from the Camp David bunker. His co-conspirator Wick is also alive — and on the run. “While urging everyone else to go along with a coup, Gordon [Wick] was secretly getting on his plane to escape in case things didn’t turn out well. Which they didn’t,” Ryan sa...
While Farr also survives, Ryan doubts she’ll be able to slink off anywhere in the immediate future. Instead, she’ll be nursing the painful gunshot wound she sustains in the finale. “We can safely assume that Diane Farr has a very difficult criminal trial in her future after probably a difficult hospital stay,” Ryan says. “Her life is about to get d...
Colin, the Metro bomber, kidnaps Maddie for retribution following a tragic case of mistaken identity. Following the bombing, Wick has his assassins go to Colin’s home to kill him and tie up that loose end in the cover-up. Unbeknownst to Emma and Dale, however, they don’t kill Colin — they murder his identical twin brother, Matteo, who is innocent o...
Emma and Henry are killed for getting too close to the truth about the Metro bombing — and possibly for informing Zadar that his life is in danger. “I believe that they told Zadar that there was an attempt on his life, but I think they were still gathering evidence,” Ryan says. But theNight Agentcouple isn’t able to obtain a full picture of the sch...
Yes, but it’s complicated. In the finale, President Travers offers Peter a reward for his heroics during the Camp David assassination attempt. Rather than receive a medal, Peter asks to know the truth about his dad, Peter Sutherland Sr. (Sebastien Roberts), who was an FBI agent accused of committing treason. Peter Sr. died before he could be convic...
In the final scene of Season 1, Peter walks across a tarmac and hops onto a jet. He’s handed a mysterious tablet. After he opens it, eventually a folder loads, reading “Night Action: Mission Brief.” Peter is now a night agent, retroactively making him the titular character. “I love the symbolism in that,” Ryan says. “That he’s the guy who, from the...
Ryan personally can’t wait to find out. “We’d love to tell that story,” he says, “if viewers react to the show the way that we hope they will, and if people come and check it out.” Currently, the writing team is mulling over two big questions. “What does Peter getting on this plane to enter into some new wild adventure mean — with Rose going back t...
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Sep 6, 2018 · Maybe the onset of Hollywood propaganda films set during WWII cemented itself as a cultural touchstone. Perhaps WWII is easier to film with clear bad guys and heroes. Alfred Hitchcock’s Secret Agent was made in 1936 just before the break of WWII. The film itself takes place in the middle of WWI, known as The Great War at the time.
- Manish Mathur
After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences. Director. Alfred Hitchcock. Writers. Campbell Dixon. W. Somerset Maugham. Charles Bennett. Stars. John Gielgud. Madeleine Carroll. Robert Young.
Sep 23, 2023 · Secret Agent ends in a classic confrontation aboard a moving train while the trio of protagonists argue over the ethics of murdering Marvin, when suddenly an aerial strike from the Royal Flying Corps arrives and attacks the train leading to a crash, and after “The General” is foolishly shot, only Ashenden and Elsa remain alive (they have fallen ...
