Movies / Secret Agent (1936)
Runtime: 86 min
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery Romance Thriller
Languages: English French German
Countries: UK
Set during WWI, British novelist Edgar Brodie finds out that he has been claimed dead by the government only to then be asked to assume another name and hunt down a German agent in Switzerland.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
| Writers (6) | Credit |
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| Alma Reville | (continuity) |
| Campbell Dixon | (from the play by) |
| Charles Bennett | (screenplay) |
| Ian Hay | (dialogue) |
| Jesse Lasky Jr. | (additional dialogue) |
| W. Somerset Maugham | (based on the novel "Ashenden" by) |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Hubert Bath | (uncredited) |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
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| Charles Frend | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bernard Knowles | (photography) |
| Actors (16) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andreas Malandrinos | Manager (uncredited) |
| Charles Carson | 'R' |
| Florence Kahn | Mrs. Caypor |
| Howard Marion-Crawford | Karl - Lilli's Fiancé (uncredited) |
| John Gielgud | Ashenden |
| Lilli Palmer | Lilli |
| Madeleine Carroll | Elsa |
| Michael Rennie | Unconfirmed Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited) |
| Michel Saint-Denis | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Miles Malleson | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Percy Marmont | Caypor |
| Peter Lorre | The General |
| René Ray | Maid (uncredited) |
| Robert Young | Marvin |
| Sebastian Cabot | Unconfirmed Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited) |
| Tom Helmore | Colonel Anderson (uncredited) |