Secret Agent
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.
Director(s)
Alfred Hitchcock
Pen Tennyson
Where to watch
FilmBox+
Subscription
JustWatch TV
Free
Artiflix
Free
Cast & Crew
Details
Reviews
CinemaSerf
John Gielgud charmingly portrays the novelist-cum-officer dragooned by the British spy service into travelling to Switzerland on the trail of a Nazi spy. He is assigned two assistants - a rather naive, but keen, Madeleine Carroll "Elsa" and a suitable sleazy, but lethal, Peter Lorre "as The General". Their first attempt to fulfil their mission goes awry somewhat, as they dispatch the wrong person. It is at this point their consciences start to kick in and they question the morals of their mission - particularly when they actually do discover the identity of the enemy secret agent. Hitchcock and Charles Bennett adapt the Somerset Maugham story with plenty of attention to the detail and the characterisation; the direction is taut and the suspense on the train towards the end keep this enthralling.
Secret Agent FAQs
The directors of Secret Agent are Alfred Hitchcock and Pen Tennyson.
The cast of Secret Agent includes John Gielgud as Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie, Peter Lorre as The General, Andreas Malandrinos as Manager (uncredited), Michael Redgrave as Army Officer (uncredited), Charles Carson as "R", Madeleine Carroll as Elsa Carrington, Percy Marmont as Caypor, Florence Kahn as Mrs. Caypor, Lilli Palmer as Lilli, Denys Blakelock as Man (uncredited), Sebastian Cabot as Man (uncredited), Tom Helmore as Colonel Anderson (uncredited), and more.
The duration of Secret Agent is 1h 26 mins.
You can watch Secret Agent on FilmBox+ (Subscription), JustWatch TV (Free), and Artiflix (Free). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Secret Agent was released on 11 May 1936.
Secret Agent is listed under Thriller, Mystery, and Romance on Fanbiz.
Secret Agent has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "John Gielgud charmingly portrays the novelist-cum-officer dragooned by the British spy service into travelling to Switzerland on the trail of a Nazi spy. He is assigned two assi..."
