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The Secret Agent |  | Director: Christopher Hampton
Actors: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gérard Depardieu, Jim Broadbent, Robin Williams
Category: DVD
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 292860
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Unknown), German (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4020974134712
ASIN: B00004RYN2
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 1996
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Product Description
Germany released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN, SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to the London police, specifically Chief Inspector Heat. When the new Russian ambassador demands he prove his worth or lose his salary, Verloc sets off a tragic chain of events that involves his pretty young wife Winnie, her retarded brother Stevie, and a figure called the Professor, whose fascination with explosives and destruction makes him the person to call on when Verloc needs a bomb.
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 Dark and taut and true to the book July 6, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked this film a great deal. All the acting is exceptional, especially Christian Bale as Stevie and Robin Williams as a 19th century Mad Bomber. It has a wonderful score by Glass.
Bleak but powerful. A tour de force. August 2, 2001
Richard L. Pangburn (Bardstown, KY USA)
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
Not for everyone. Powerful and true to the spirit of the book. A lot of it is from Conrad's own life, an alienation in a world of academic ideas set against the harsh world of everyday economics in bleak London. Robin Williams is excellent as the professor, a rebel without a cause except rebellion for its own sake. And Phillip Glass's soundtrack is perfect, a haunting cello. I watched this before reading Michael Mello's THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS THEODORE JOHN KACZYNSKI: ETHICS, POWER, AND THE INVENTION OF THE UNABOMBER. Powerful stuff!
The movie is bleak, it is Joseph Conrad! July 7, 2000
Hsuan-Jung Su (MD USA)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
The novel itself is a good play. If you have read the novel, you will find this movie a true and great visualization of it. The acting is exceptional, especially Christian Bale, Robin Williams and Bob Hoskins who plays the fat, fake anarchist. Although I think the director and actors have done a great job, there are a lot of thoughts and political backgrounds of the characters very difficult to grasp for those who have not read the novel. You might want to watch the movie the second time to really appreciate it.
excellent; very dark, intense drama, by all means see this! July 7, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an amazing film and is so very well written. It is marvelously directed by Bob Hoskins who is also wonderful as one of the leads. It is very sensitive and extremely dark. Robin Williams, unbilled, is truly the centerpiece of the whole story. This is a must see for Bob Hoskin's and Robin William's fans. This piece is very different from what the public usually expects from these talented actors.
The Secret Agent: A Masterpiece July 23, 2010
Joe Winters
The Secret Agent is a wonderful atmosphere movie, based on a true story. Philip Glass' magnificent score, added to the great performance of Patricia Arquette, Christian Bale and Bob Hoskins, will blow your mind. However, Robin Williams (who, for some reason appears as Jeorge Spilvyn in the cast credits) really outdid himself in the role of the anarchistic and mysterious Professor (" I myself have no future. But I am a force.[stands and raises his glass] To the destruction of what is.").
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