Drab and inept version of the great 1907 novel by Joseph Conrad on terrorism.
The Secret Agent (1996)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:5
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The life of an undercover Russian agent, posing as a quiet shopkeeper in London in order to infiltrate a ring of anarchists, is thrown into turmoil when his employers order him to plant a bomb at... The life of an undercover Russian agent, posing as a quiet shopkeeper in London in order to infiltrate a ring of anarchists, is thrown into turmoil when his employers order him to plant a bomb at the Greenwich Observatory. Based on the novel by Joseph Conrad. Robin Williams is featured in an uncredited role. [More]
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu, Robin Williams
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu, Robin Williams
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Reviews for The Secret Agent
A nostalgic sleepy and literate period piece spy drama that periodically captures your attention when least expected. Not as stimulating as one could imagine but nevertheless credible
An underrated historical thriller… watch for Robin Williams in a very creepy cameo.
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