Secret Agent (1936 film)

Secret Agent (1936 film)

Secret Agent
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Produced by Screenplay by Alfred Hitchcock Michael Balcon Ivor Montagu Charles Bennett Alma Reville Ian Hay W. Somerset Maugham John Gielgud Peter Lorre Madeleine Carroll Robert Young Lilli Palmer

Story by Starring

Cinematography Bernard Knowles Editing by Release date(s) Running time Country Language Charles Frend May 1936 (U.K.) June 15, 1936 (U.S.) 86 minutes United Kingdom English

Secret Agent (1936) is a British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on two stories in Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The film starred John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Young. Future star Michael Redgrave made a brief, uncredited appearance; he would play the male lead in Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes two years later. This was also Michael Rennie's film debut (uncredited).

Plot
Gielgud plays a British officer, a famous writer whose death is faked during World War I, and who is sent by the mysterious "R", head of British intelligence, to Switzerland on a secret mission. Carroll plays a female agent who poses as his wife. Lorre appears as a British agent working with them, a killer known variously as "the Hairless Mexican" and "the General". Typical Hitchcockian themes used here include mistaken identity and murder.

Secret Agent (1936 film)

Cast
John Gielgud - Richard Ashenden Peter Lorre - The General Madeleine Carroll - Elsa Carrington Robert Young - Robert Marvin Percy Marmont - Caypor Florence Kahn - Mrs. Caypor Charles Carson - 'R' Lilli Palmer - Lilli

Reception
The film was voted the fifth best British movie of 1936.[1]

References External links

Secret Agent (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028231/) at the Internet Movie Database Secret Agent (http://www.archive.org/details/Hitchcock_Secret_Agent) is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more] Elisabeth Weis, 1982, The Silent Scream Alfred Hitchcock's Sound Track (1982), "Expressionism at its Height: Secret Agent" (http://www.zx.nu/ss/chapter3.htm) a discussion of Hitchcoock's use of sound in the film. Movie Diva, 2001 review (http://www.moviediva.com/MD_root/reviewpages/MDSecretAgent.htm) Secret Agent Eyegate Gallery (http://www.eyegate.com/cine/Secret_Agent/)

Article Sources and Contributors

Article Sources and Contributors

Secret Agent (1936 film) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=552287354 Contributors: 6afraidof7, A. Carty, Aspects, Bensin, CLW, Caiaffa, Cammoore, CharlotteWebb, Clarityfiend, D6, Danny, Davepattern, DeansFA, Donnie Ng, Doprendek, Dutchy85, Feydey, Films addicted, FlashSheridan, Fortdj33, Ghirlandajo, Hans Zarkov, Hanuman Das, InShaneee, Irishguy, Jack1956, Jay-W, Justanother, Kerowyn, KonradWallenrod, Labelephant, Lord Cornwallis, Lugnuts, Mallanox, Mav, Michael Bednarek, MinghamSmith, Misibacsi, Nandt1, Nedergard, NickCT, Nora nettlerash, P.L.A.R., Paul A, Pegship, Philip Cross, Radiant!, RedWordSmith, Rlquall, Scott Sanchez, Sfan00 IMG, Skier Dude, Smith03, Spanglej, Sreejithk2000, Steinninn, Tavilis, Th1rt3en, Tjmayerinsf, Verne Equinox, Who, Wmahan, Wool Mintons, Zombie433, Zzyzx11, , 17 anonymous edits

License
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported //creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/