The Secret Agent (1996)
November 8, 1996
Drama, Thriller
1h 35m


In Victorian London, a city of spies, one woman is about to be caught in a web of conspiracy and only one man has the power to protect her.
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 & Crew
- Director
- Christopher Hampton
- Verloc Bob Hoskins
- Winnie Patricia Arquette
- Chief Inspector Heat Jim Broadbent
- Stevie Christian Bale
- Ossipon Gérard Depardieu
- Vladimir Eddie Izzard
- The Driver Peter Vaughan
- The Professor (uncredited) Robin Williams
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Keywords
- mentally disabled
- bomb
- wife
- brother-in-law
- police inspector
- greenwich london
- older husband
- shop owner