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British Agent

1934 · 80 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned romance set against revolution, mixing doomed love with political intrigue and a dash of pre-code grit.

Tagline
HER COUNTRY DEMANDED she take a man's life while her heart demanded his lips...his love!
Overview
In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St Petersburg, falls in love with a Russian spy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • war
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, war
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Laird Doyle
Starring
Leslie Howard, Kay Francis, William Gargan, Phillip Reed, Irving Pichel, Ivan F. Simpson, Halliwell Hobbes, J. Carrol Naish
Music
Heinz Roemheld, Bernhard Kaun
Cinematography
Ernest Haller
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, Russian

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