The Secret Agent (1996) — drama, thriller film. Directed by Christopher Hampton. Starring Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Jim Broadbent, Christian Bale. This page maps 7 characters and 8 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A covert political operation turns into a domestic tragedy that exposes the destructive gap between ideology, self-interest, and human responsibility.
Drama, Thriller · 5.6/10 · 95 min · 1996
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.
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