Title: The Secret Agent (The Secret Agent)
Release Date: 1996-11-08
IMDB ID: tt0117582
Vote Average: 5.5 (43 votes)
Overview: In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization. In order for the anarchists to be arrested, an act of terrorism must occur. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.
Cast:
Bob Hoskins (Verloc),
Patricia Arquette (Winnie),
Jim Broadbent (Chief Inspector Heat),
Christian Bale (Stevie),
Gérard Depardieu (Ossipon),
Eddie Izzard (Vladimir),
Crew:
Christopher Hampton (Director),
Joseph Conrad (Novel),
Norma Heyman (Producer),
Philip Glass (Original Music Composer),
Denis Lenoir (Director of Photography),
George Akers (Editor),