The Secret Agent
1996 · 95 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 2,678 VOTES · DIR. Christopher Hampton
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 869 lines
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00:02:47 Shame on you, Michaelis!
00:05:22 - Hear, hear. - No, no, no. Patience is not submission.
00:07:38 Listen to me. Listen.
00:10:00 not quite right in the head.
00:12:22 He'd have to get tired of me first.
00:15:46 He can afford to be.
00:20:42 But I can certainly tell you something it is not.
00:22:56 An attack, for example...
00:24:46 The Milan conference reconvenes in a month.
00:30:16 Off you go.
00:32:59 Just one thing...
00:35:10 Ran a shop, which I imagine...
00:38:42 A couple of weeks ago, you assured me there was no prospect whatsoever...
00:41:16 I believe you're hiding something from me, Chief Inspector.
00:43:06 I don't feel disposed to overlook that fact...
00:46:33 No, I'll be all right.
00:52:15 You want looking after.
00:55:34 Excellent. Yes.
00:58:38 It's just sometimes he likes to go see his mother on his own, and l...
01:01:29 Oh.
01:06:48 Overbearing. Thinks he knows it all.
01:11:35 I can't do without you this evening. Come on.
01:19:03 - Do you want it? - What?
01:26:37 But I am a force.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed869
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:02:47
Final line01:26:37
Production Record
DirectorChristopher Hampton
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,678