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    Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent

    R1996 · Drama · 1h 35m

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  1. 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 .

  2. 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.

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    • Drama, Thriller
    • Christopher Hampton
    • 1996-11-08
  3. Dec 13, 1996 · The Secret Agent. 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.

  4. Nov 15, 2014 · The Secret Agent Trailer 1996Director: Christopher HamptonStarring: Bob Hoskins, Christian Bale, Gerard Depardieu, Jim Broadbent, Patricia Arquette, Officia...

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  5. R 1996 1h 35m Drama. List. 50% Tomatometer 10 Reviews. 28% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings. In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc (Bob Hoskins) is a double agent for the Russian government ...

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    • Christopher Hampton
    • R
    • Bob Hoskins
  6. Keen to provoke the British rule, the embassy enlists Verloc to organize an act of terrorism that will be blamed on the anarchists. Verloc masquerades as a pornographic bookshop owner in the muddy heart of London, living with unsuspecting wife Winnie and her brother, Stevie. Wishing for a happier life for her beloved yet troubled brother ...

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  8. When the new Russian ambassador demands he prove his worth or lose his salary, Verloc sets off a tragic chain of events that involves his pretty young wife Winnie, her intellectually disabled brother Stevie, and a figure called the Professor, whose fascination with explosives and destruction makes him the person to call on when Verloc needs a ...

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