Mata Hari, Agent H21
| Mata Hari, Agent H21 | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jean-Louis Richard |
| Produced by | Eugène Lépicier |
| Written by |
Jean-Louis Richard François Truffaut |
| Starring |
Jeanne Moreau Jean-Louis Trintignant Claude Rich |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | Kenout Peltier |
Release dates | 29 January 1965 (France) |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country |
France Italy |
| Language |
French Italian |
| Box office | $10.2 million[1] |
Mata Hari, Agent H21 (Italian:Mata-Hari, agente segreto H21) is a 1964 French-Italian spy film directed by Jean-Louis Richard and starring Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Claude Rich.[2] It portrays the activities of the First World War spy Mata Hari.
Synopsis
In 1914, the beautiful exotic dancer Mata Hari becomes a spy for Germany. By order of a certain Ludovic she lures François Lassalle home to steal valuable documents which he holds. Mata Hari succeeds but she ends up falling in love with the officer. A new mission is assigned to her. François who is desperately jealous breaks up with her. Mata Hari, first seeks refuge in Spain then returns to France in the hope of finding him ... Ambushed by the German patrol, François is killed. Mata Hari, betrayed by the Germans themselves, is shot in the ditches of Vincennes.
Cast
- Jeanne Moreau as Mata Hari / Margaretha Geertruida Zelle
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Captain François Lasalle
- Claude Rich as Julien the Chauffeur
- Henri Garcin as Gaston, Mata-Hari's Lover
- Georges Riquier as Ludovic
- Frank Villard as Colonel Emile Pelletier / Legrand
- Albert Rémy as Adam Zelle, Mata Hari's Father
- Hella Petri as Baronne du Maine
- Nicole Desailly as Charlotte, Mata-Hari's Maid
- Carla Marlier as Ernestine, Mata-Hari's Maid
- Jean-Marie Drot as German Spy Chief
- Marcel Berbert as Detective Following Mata-Hari
- Georges Géret as Soldier #2
- Henri Coutet as Soldier
- Charles Denner as Soldier #1
- Max Desrau as Spectateur at the Alcazar
- Van Doude as Policeman at the Bank's Entrance
- Marie Dubois as Marie, the Young Girl
- Yvette Etiévant as Nurse at the War Front
- Édouard Francomme
- Marcel Gassouk as Policeman
- Charles Lavialle
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Absalon
- Claude Mansard as Alcazar's Manager
- Serge Rousseau
- Pierre Tornade
References
Bibliography
- Craig, John S. Peculiar Liaisons: In War, Espionage, and Terrorism in the Twentieth Century. Algora Publishing, 2005.