The Secret Agent
In Victorian London, a city of spies, one woman is about to be caught in a web of conspiracy and only one man has the power to protect her.
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. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.
- Year: 1996
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Capitol Films, World Film Music Limited, Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Keyword: mentally disabled, bomb, wife, brother-in-law, police inspector, greenwich london, older husband, shop owner
- Director: Christopher Hampton
- Cast: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Jim Broadbent, Christian Bale, Gérard Depardieu, Eddie Izzard
