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Secret People

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
893
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Secret People (1952)
CrimeDrama

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Thorold Dickinson
  • Writers
    • Thorold Dickinson
    • Joyce Cary
    • Wolfgang Wilhelm
  • Stars
    • Valentina Cortese
    • Serge Reggiani
    • Charles Goldner
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    893
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Thorold Dickinson
    • Writers
      • Thorold Dickinson
      • Joyce Cary
      • Wolfgang Wilhelm
    • Stars
      • Valentina Cortese
      • Serge Reggiani
      • Charles Goldner
    • 20User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast63

    Valentina Cortese
    Valentina Cortese
    • Maria
    • (as Valentina Cortesa)
    Serge Reggiani
    Serge Reggiani
    • Louis
    Charles Goldner
    Charles Goldner
    • Anselmo
    Audrey Hepburn
    Audrey Hepburn
    • Nora
    Angela Foulds
    • Nora (as a child)
    • (as Angela Fouldes)
    Megs Jenkins
    Megs Jenkins
    • Penny
    Irene Worth
    Irene Worth
    • Miss Jackson
    Reginald Tate
    Reginald Tate
    • Inspector Eliot
    Norman Williams
    • Sergeant Newcome
    Michael Shepley
    Michael Shepley
    • Manager of the British Pavilion
    Athene Seyler
    Athene Seyler
    • Mrs. Reginald Kellick
    Sydney Tafler
    Sydney Tafler
    • Syd Burnett
    Geoffrey Hibbert
    • Steenie
    John Ruddock
    • Daly
    Michael Allan
    • Rodd
    John Field
    • Fedor Luki
    Charlie Cairoli
    • Themselves
    Hugo Schuster
    • General Galbern
    • Director
      • Thorold Dickinson
    • Writers
      • Thorold Dickinson
      • Joyce Cary
      • Wolfgang Wilhelm
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews20

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The first significant film role for Audrey Hepburn.
    • Goofs
      The film begins in 1930. A character reads a letter quoting W.H. Auden--"We must love one another or die." But it is from the poem "September ,1939" and was written in the following month.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits: "Hidden in each one of us is a secret person, often unknown even to ourselves. The force of circumstances can drive us to a point at which this inner character takes charge and alters the course of our lives."
    • Connections
      Featured in Audrey Hepburn Remembered (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Valse brillante As-dur Op.34-1
      Written by Frédéric Chopin

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 29, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tajanstveni ljudi
    • Filming locations
      • Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Ealing Studios
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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