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Secret Agent

1936-05-11 · 86 min · ★ 6.1

Thriller · Mystery · Romance

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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Directors
Alfred Hitchcock
Production companies
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Madeleine CarrollMadeleine CarrollElsa Carrington
John GielgudJohn GielgudRichard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
Peter LorrePeter LorreThe General
Robert YoungRobert YoungRobert Marvin
Percy MarmontPercy MarmontCaypor
Florence KahnMrs. Caypor
Charles CarsonCharles Carson"R"
Lilli PalmerLilli PalmerLilli
Denys BlakelockMan (uncredited)
Sebastian CabotSebastian CabotMan (uncredited)
Tom HelmoreTom HelmoreColonel Anderson (uncredited)
Andreas MalandrinosAndreas MalandrinosManager (uncredited)
Howard Marion-CrawfordHoward Marion-CrawfordKarl (uncredited)
Rène RayRène RayMaid (uncredited)
Michael RedgraveMichael RedgraveArmy Officer (uncredited)
Michael RennieMichael RennieArmy Captain (uncredited)
Michel Saint-DenisCoachman (uncredited)

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