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The Secret People (1952)

The Secret People poster
Original title
Secret People
Directed by
Thorold Dickinson
Genre
drama film, spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is drawn into a plot involving political exiles and a planned assassination in London. She struggles with loyalty and morality as the plan unfolds.

tensemelancholicsomberslow-burnthoughtfulgrittybittersweetcharacter-driven

What happens

Secret People is a 1952 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and produced by Sidney Cole for Ealing Studios, with screenplay by Thorold Dickinson and Wolfgang Wilhelm, acknowledgement to Joyce Cary and additional dialogue by Christianna Brand. It stars Valentina Cortese, Serge Reggiani and Audrey Hepburn. The film provided Audrey Hepburn with her first significant film role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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