Mata Hari, Agent H21
– This French version of the notorious spy's life centers less on her romantic escapades, and more on ..
This French version of the notorious spy's life centers less on her romantic escapades, and more on those that reveal the person she actually was during WW I when her German superiors ordered her to seduce the French captain Trintignant so she can steal classified papers from him. Instead she falls in love with him, blows the cover, and ends up convicted of espionage and shot. (AllMovie)
Release Date:
01 Jan 1967
Language:
French
Director:
Jean-Louis Richard
Writer:
Jean-Louis Richard (screenplay), François Truffaut (screenplay), François Truffaut (dialogue)
Main Actors:
Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Rich, Henri Garcin
Plot:
The Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is accused of spying for Germany during the First World War.
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