Secret Agent

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Approved
1936    86mThriller, Mystery,
6.486%47%6.1
World War 1. Novelist Edgar Brodie is shocked to discover that, according to the newspapers, he has died. This turns out to be a cover for a clandestine operation British Intelligence has for him. As Richard Ashenden, he is to go to Switzerland to track down and eliminate a German agent who is undermining British operations in the Middle East. When he gets to his Swiss hotel, he discovers that there's a Mrs Ashenden, and she's in his room.
  • Madeleine CarrollElsa Carrington
  • John GielgudRichard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
  • Peter LorreThe General
  • Robert YoungRobert Marvin
  • Percy MarmontCaypor
  • Florence KahnMrs. Caypor
  • Charles Carson"R"
  • Lilli PalmerLilli
  • Denys BlakelockMan (uncredited)
  • Sebastian CabotMan (uncredited)
  • Tom HelmoreColonel Anderson (uncredited)
  • Andreas MalandrinosManager (uncredited)
  • Howard Marion-CrawfordKarl (uncredited)
  • Rène RayMaid (uncredited)
  • Michael RedgraveArmy Officer (uncredited)
  • Michael RennieArmy Captain (uncredited)
  • Michel Saint-DenisCoachman (uncredited)
  • Alfred HitchcockDirector
  • W. Somerset MaughamNovel
  • Charles BennettScreenplay

Secret Agent Ratings & Reviews

  • Drunken Monkey KombatNovember 16, 2025
    Peter Lorre is brilliant here!

 

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Secret Agent Trivia

Secret Agent was released on June 15, 1936.

Secret Agent was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Secret Agent has a runtime of 86 min.

Secret Agent was produced by Ivor Montagu, Michael Balcon.

The key characters in Secret Agent are Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll), Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud), The General (Peter Lorre).

Secret Agent is rated Approved.

Secret Agent is a Thriller, Mystery, Romance film.

Secret Agent has an audience rating of 4.7 out of 10.

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