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.
Cast[]
- 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, a seller of explosives
Reception[]
The film currently holds a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. At Metacritic, it also has a Metascore of 41, indicating "mixed or average reviews".