The Secret Agent (1996 film) explained

The Secret Agent
Director:	Christopher Hampton
Music:	Philip Glass
Cinematography:	Denis Lenoir
Editing:	George Akers
Distributor:	20th Century Fox
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Gross:	$106,606

The Secret Agent is a 1996 British drama-thriller film written and directed by Christopher Hampton and starring Bob Hoskins and Patricia Arquette. It is adapted from Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel of the same name.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Bob Hoskins as Verloc
• Patricia Arquette as Winnie
• Gérard Depardieu as Ossipon
• Christian Bale as Stevie
• Jim Broadbent as Chief Inspector Heat
• Eddie Izzard as Vladimir
• Ralph Nossek as Yundt
• Elizabeth Spriggs as Winnie's mother
• Peter Vaughan as the Driver
• Julian Wadham as the Assistant Commissioner
• Robin Williams as the Professor (uncredited)

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on reviews from 10 critics.^[3] On Metacritic, it also has a score of 41 out of 100, based on reviews from 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[4]

See also

• Sabotage (1936)
• The Secret Agent (1992, TV miniseries)
• The Secret Agent (2016, TV miniseries)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Secret Agent (1996) - Christopher Hampton - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie. Mark Deming. AllMovie.
2. A Brief History of Hitchcock Remakes. Stephen. Vagg. Filmink. March 25, 2023.
3. Web site: Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent' (1996). . 16 January 2022 .
4. Web site: The Secret Agent. . 16 April 2021 .