Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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Not for comfort, laughs or warmth.
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Cast
14 of 14
Madeleine CarrollElsa Carrington
John GielgudRichard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
Peter LorreThe General
Robert YoungRobert Marvin
Percy MarmontCaypor
Charles Carson"R"
Lilli PalmerLilli
Sebastian CabotMan (uncredited)
Tom HelmoreColonel Anderson (uncredited)
Andreas MalandrinosManager (uncredited)
Howard Marion-CrawfordKarl (uncredited)
Rène RayMaid (uncredited)
Michael RedgraveArmy Officer (uncredited)
Michael RennieArmy Captain (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Written by
- Ian Hay, W. Somerset Maugham, Charles Bennett
- Produced by
- Michael Balcon, Ivor Montagu
- Music by
- Louis Levy, John Greenwood, Hubert Bath
Everyone
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Facts
May 11, 1936 · 1 h 26 min · Violence
- Released
- May 11, 1936
- Runtime
- 1 h 26 min
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery, Romance
- Original language
- English
- Also spoken
- German
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Available in
- 139 countries
Q&A
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Is Secret Agent worth watching?
59
DecentGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 67). Critics rate it higher (77 out of 100) than audiences (56).
Is Secret Agent good for date night?
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It can be: romance is 4 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

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