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Secret People

Secret People

  • Status: Released
  • 05-02-1952
  • Runtime: 96 min
  • Score: 6.344
  • Vote count: 16

This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.

Valentina Cortese

Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins

Serge Reggiani

Louis Balan

Audrey Hepburn

Nora Brentano

Megs Jenkins

Penny

Irene Worth

Miss Jackson

Reginald Tate

Inspector Eliot

Charles Goldner

Anselmo

Angela Fouldes

Nora Brentano as a child

Simone Silva

Undetermined (Minor Role - Paris Sequence) (uncredited)

Norman Williams

Sergeant Newcome

Michael Shepley

Manager of the British Pavilion

Athene Seyler

Mrs. Reginald Kellick

Sydney Tafler

Syd Burnett

Geoffrey Hibbert

Steenie

John Ruddock

Daly

Michael Allan

Rodd

John Field

Fedor Luki

Hugo Schuster

General Galbern

Lionel Harris

Frack

Rollo Gamble

Bentley

John Penrose

Bill

John Chandos

John

Michael Ripper

Charlie

John Louis Mansi

Member of Paris Committee

John Gabriel

Member of Paris Committee

Olga Landiak

Member of Paris Committee

Frederick Schiller

Galbern's Bodyguard

Phaedros Antonio

Galbern's Bodyguard

Gaston Richer

Queval

Derek Elphinstone

Plain Clothes Man

Edward Evans

Plain Clothes Man

Jack McNaughton

Postman

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Shoe Shop Girl

Bob Monkhouse

Hairdresser

Helen Ford

Scarf Woman

Ann Lancaster

Manicurist

Grace Draper

Floozie

Bertram Shuttleworth

Little Man

Pamela Harrington

Waitress

John Allen

The Valet

Bay White

Nursing Sister

Joe Linnane

Irish Police Inspector

Sam Kydd

Irish Police Sergeant

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Talk about things coming full circle? Maria (Valentina Cortese) and her sister "Nora" (Audrey Hepburn) are in Paris seven years after their father was murdered. Surprisingly, she encounters her ex-boyfriend "Louis" (Serge Reggiani) who just happens to be plotting to visit the same comeuppance on the dictator who committed that very murder. Reluctantly, "Maria" agrees to carry the bag that contains a bomb, and to leave it adjacent to their quarry, but their timings go awry and soon the police are looking for the murderer of an innocent party guest. Wracked with guilt, she finds herself trapped between the authorities and her erstwhile friends who are determined she is to keep her mouth shut. As a drama it isn't really up to much, but this does feature a strong performance from Miss Cortese as a woman conflicted. Her principles and idealism are suddenly compromised when the her own safety is on the line - and this actress carries that off quite well. Reggiani is also quite effective as the manipulative freedom fighter for whom nothing but the cause is his motto, and there is a decent supporting cast including Irene Worth, Megs Jenkins and Charles Goldner to keep a familiar feel to the thing too. It's a rather uninspiring title for a better than average and characterful film that is worth watching - if just for an on-form Cortese.