The Secret Agent (film)
For the unrelated Hitchcock film, see Secret Agent (1936 film).
| The Secret Agent | |
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| Directed by | Christopher Hampton |
| Written by | Christopher Hampton |
| Based on |
The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad |
| Starring |
Bob Hoskins Patricia Arquette Gérard Depardieu |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
| Cinematography | Denis Lenoir |
| Edited by | George Akers |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Secret Agent is a 1996 film written and directed by Christopher Hampton. It stars Bob Hoskins and Patricia Arquette. It is an adaptation of the 1907 Joseph Conrad novel The Secret Agent.[1]
Cast
- Bob Hoskins as Verloc
- Patricia Arquette as Winnie
- Gérard Depardieu as Ossipon
- Jim Broadbent as Chief Inspector Heat
- Christian Bale as Stevie
- Eddie Izzard as Vladimir
- Ralph Nossek as Yundt
- Elizabeth Spriggs as Winnie's mother
- Peter Vaughan as the Driver
- Julian Wadham as the Assistant Commissioner
- Robin Williams as the Assassin
Reception
The film currently holds a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] At Metacritic, it also has a Metascore of 41, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]
References
- ↑ Mark Deming. "The Secret Agent (1996) - Christopher Hampton - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent' (1996)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "The Secret Agent". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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