The Secret Agent (1996 film)
| The Secret Agent | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Home video poster | |
| Directed by | Christopher Hampton |
| Written by | Christopher Hampton |
| Based on | The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Denis Lenoir |
| Edited by | George Akers |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
|
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $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]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (April 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- 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)
Release
[edit]The film opened on 8 November 1996 in New York and Los Angeles on 6 screens and grossed $22,401 in its opening weekend.[3][4]
Reception
[edit]On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on reviews from 10 critics.[5] On Metacritic, it also has a score of 41 out of 100, based on reviews from 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2024) |
See also
[edit]- Sabotage (1936)
- The Secret Agent (1992, TV miniseries)
- The Secret Agent (2016, TV miniseries)
References
[edit]- ^ Mark Deming. "The Secret Agent (1996) - Christopher Hampton - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (25 March 2023). "A Brief History of Hitchcock Remakes". Filmink.
- ^ "Weekend openers". Daily Variety. 8 November 1996. p. 3.
- ^ Roman, Monica (12 November 1996). "'Swingers' lights up the coastal B.O.". Daily Variety. p. 6.
- ^ "Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent' (1996)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "The Secret Agent". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
External links
[edit]
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
 | This article about a 1990s thriller film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1996 films
- 1996 drama films
- 1990s historical films
- 1996 thriller films
- 1990s English-language films
- 20th Century Fox films
- British historical films
- British spy films
- Films about anarchism
- Films about terrorism in Europe
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by Joseph Conrad
- Films directed by Christopher Hampton
- Films with screenplays by Christopher Hampton
- Films scored by Philip Glass
- Films set in London
- Films set in the 1890s
- Fox Searchlight Pictures films
- 1990s British films
- English-language historical films
- English-language thriller films
- 1990s thriller film stubs