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Secret Agent

1936 · 86 min

A taut, morally complex spy thriller that balances suspense with wit and a touch of romance, keeping you engaged with its twists and ethical dilemmas.

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre

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Overview: During World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric assassin known as “the General,” the trio close in on their target — until two of them grow ambivalent when their duty to the mission clashes with their consciences.

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Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
morality
identity
war
love
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, mystery, romance
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Written by: Charles Bennett, Jesse Lasky Jr., Ian Hay
Starring: Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young, Percy Marmont, Florence Kahn, Charles Carson, Lilli Palmer
Cinematography: Bernard Knowles
Runtime: 86 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, German

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