Secret Agent
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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.
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Secret Agent was released on June 15, 1936.
Secret Agent was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Secret Agent has a runtime of 86m.
Secret Agent was produced by Michael Balcon, Ivor Montagu.
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.
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.