Secret Agent
1936 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 6.1
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1936
- Release date
- 1936-05-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (169 votes)
Themes
- hotel
- world war i
- spy
- switzerland
- black and white
Cast & crew
Madeleine Carroll
as Elsa Carrington
John Gielgud
as Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
Peter Lorre
as The General
Robert Young
as Robert Marvin
Percy Marmont
as Caypor
- FK
Florence Kahn
as Mrs. Caypor
Charles Carson
as "R"
Lilli Palmer
as Lilli
- DB
Denys Blakelock
as Man (uncredited)
Sebastian Cabot
as Man (uncredited)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock