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The Secret Agent   1996         R, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: Christopher Hampton   Cast: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gerard Depardieu, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent, Christian Bale, Eddie Izzard, Elizabeth Spriggs, Peter Vaughan, Julian Wadham, Roger Hammond, Ralph Nossek, Neville Phillips   Based on Joseph Conrad's novel, this film's story is set in 1890s' London and involves a group of anarchists planning to destroy society. Mr. Verloc (Bob Hoskins) runs a shop by day, but he lives another life as a member of a Soho anarchist organization and serves as a spy for Russia. When Verloc is told to prove himself, the order sets off a chain of events that results in the violent act of trying to bomb the Greenwich Observatory. Cast Bob Hoskins Verloc Patricia Arquette Winnie Gerard Depardieu Ossipon Robin Williams Professor Jim Broadbent Chief Inspector Heat Christian Bale Stevie Eddie Izzard Vladimir Elizabeth Spriggs Winnie`s Mother Peter Vaughan The Driver Julian Wadham Assistant Commissioner Roger Hammond Mr. Michaelis Ralph Nossek Yundt Neville Phillips Ticket Clerk