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Secret Agent
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SECRET AGENT

"Dead Women Tell No Tales Was The Motto of This Charming Lady Killer!"

19361h 26m6.1 TMDb

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

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During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

Cast

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Elsa Carrington

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

The General

Robert Young

Robert Young

Robert Marvin

Percy Marmont

Percy Marmont

Caypor

Florence Kahn

Florence Kahn

Mrs. Caypor

Charles Carson

Charles Carson

"R"

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Lilli

Movie Vibe

Suspense9
Emotion6.1
Complexity8.4
Humor5.3
Realism6.5
Action4.6
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
  • fans of emotional, heartfelt storytelling

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action

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