Secret Agent
A film by Alfred Hitchcock.
Richard has just returned from World War I. A brave war hero, he is reported as dead so the government can utilise his talents as a spy. Traveling to Switzerland, his mission is to stop a rival spy from making it into Germany, with his cover including a wife, Elsa, and an attaché, The General, who's job is to execute the foreign agent. But after they accidentally kill the wrong man, Richard's conscience catches up to him.
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by Mairead Phillips, PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne
Critic Reviews:
- " The film has a fine cast and a fine look – shot in the Swiss Alps, much of it makes use of unusual white-on-white compositions. " – Dave Kehr
- " Good British spy thriller. " – Ann Ross
- " John Gielgud might not be everyone's ideal Hitchcock hero, and contemporary critics were quick to point out his lack of derring-do, but, in fact, he acquits himself admirably in this engaging thriller. " – David Parkinson
