Secret Agent

1h 26min

Thriller

Mystery

Romance

After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

Cast

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Elsa Carrington
John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Richard Ashenden / Edgar Brodie
Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

The General
Robert Young

Robert Young

Robert Marvin
Florence Kahn

Florence Kahn

Mrs. Caypor
Denys Blakelock

Denys Blakelock

Man (uncredited)
Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

Man (uncredited)
Tom Helmore

Tom Helmore

Colonel Anderson (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos

Andreas Malandrinos

Manager (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford

Karl (uncredited)
Rène Ray

Rène Ray

Maid (uncredited)
Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Army Officer (uncredited)
Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Army Captain (uncredited)
Michel Saint-Denis

Michel Saint-Denis

Coachman (uncredited)

Release date

31st May 1936

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English