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British Agent (1934)

British Agent poster
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genre
drama film, war film, romance film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British spy working in Russia during the revolution falls in love with a Russian woman who may be working against him. The story follows their dangerous affair and his efforts to complete his mission.

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What happens

British Agent is a 1934 American romantic espionage film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Leslie Howard and Kay Francis. It is based on Memoirs of a British Agent, the 1932 autobiography of R. H. Bruce Lockhart, who worked for the British Secret Service during the Russian Revolution and had an affair with a Russian agent, later known as Moura Budberg. The film was produced by First National, then a division of Warner Bros. Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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