The Secret Agent 1996

Name: The Secret Agent
Released: 1996-11-08
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Jim Broadbent, Christian Bale, Gérard Depardieu

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Christopher Hampton
Written by:	Christopher Hampton
Release date:	1996-11-08
Runtime:	95 minutes
Critics score:	50 / 100
Tagline:	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.