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. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50%, based on reviews from 10 critics.

The Secret Agent, with its hemmed-in shots, feels like a TV production; what is said takes precedence over what is done. Even in the writing department, Hampton founders. [06 Dec 1996] The movie, which imagines its principal characters as metaphorically ticking time bombs, never convincingly portrays their passions.

The series was written by Tony Marchant, directed by Charles McDougall and produced by Priscilla Parish. RLJ Entertainment -owned Acorn will distribute The Secret Agent in the United States. Kew Media distributes the series worldwide.

VDOMDHTMLtml> The Secret Agent (1996) — The Movie Database (TMDB) 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.