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1936 Certificate U
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It's 1916 and Edgar Brodie, an accomplished novelist, returns to England from a tour of duty in the war only to discover that he is officially dead. Given a new name, Brodie is sent into Switzerland with a small entourage to kill a German secret agent. Mistrust and tragedy complicate the mission, which proves to have serious .. Read more

Starring Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Gielgud, Robert Young
Director Alfred Hitchcock

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Alfred Hitchcock - Secret Agent cover art

Alfred Hitchcock - Secret Agent

It's 1916 and Edgar Brodie, an accomplished novelist, returns to England from a tour of duty in the war only to discover that he is officially dead. Given a new name, Brodie is sent into Switzerland with a small entourage to kill a German secret agent. Mistrust and tragedy complicate the mission, which proves to have serious political as well as romantic stakes.

Starring Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Gielgud, Robert Young, Lilli Palmer, Charles Carson, Percy Marmont, Florence Kahn, Andreas Malandrinos
Director Alfred Hitchcock
Studio ITV DVD
Run time DVD: 1 hr 22 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 07 Jul 2003
Production year: 1936
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Alfred Hitchcock - Secret Agent

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    John Gielgud might not be everyone's ideal Hitchcock hero, and contemporary critics were quick to point out his lack of derring-do, but, in fact, he acquits himself admirably in this engaging thriller. A script based on a play that was itself adapted from a clutch of Somerset Maugham's Ashenden stories was bound to have more than its fair share of loose ends, but such is the committed playing, particularly by Robert Young and the amazing Peter Lorre, and the director's genius for generating suspense out of ordinary situations and locations, that they scarcely seem to matter.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 2 stars out of 4

    Unsatisfactory in casting and writing, this Hitchcock suspenser nevertheless has many typically amusing moments.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Classical Hitchcock

    This film contains some unmistakable Hitchcock moments which are unmissable. Amongst them a burial scene,a button in a casino and a murder on a mountain.

    I dont know why this film is never mentioned amongst Hitchcocks classical works but you will not regret watching this.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 25 Feb 2005 03:21

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  • 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    worth watching

    better than most movies, very well made

      • A customer from belfast
      • Posted 10 Apr 2005 21:38

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      It's 1916 and Edgar Brodie, an accomplished novelist, returns to England from a tour of duty in the war only to discover that he is officially dead. Given a new name, Brodie is sent into Switzerland with a small entourage to kill a German secret agent. Mistrust and tragedy complicate the mission, ...