The Secret Agent (1996)
- Directed by
- Christopher Hampton
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A shopkeeper in 1880s London is coerced into a bombing plot by a foreign intelligence agency. His wife becomes entangled in the tragic consequences.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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