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DramaHistoryRomanceWar

Mata Hari, Agent H21

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Ordered to seduce French captain and steal from him classified papers, Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and a spy, instead falls in love with him and blows the cover.

Release Date : 1964-01-29

Language :GermanFrenchSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Fida CinematograficaFilmelLes Films du CarrosseSimar Films

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Character Name : Mata Hari

Original Name : Jeanne Moreau

Gender : Female

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Character Name : Captain François Lasalle

Original Name : Jean-Louis Trintignant

Gender : Male

Claude Rich

Character Name : Julien the Chauffeur

Original Name : Claude Rich

Gender : Male

Henri Garcin

Character Name : Gaston

Original Name : Henri Garcin

Gender : Male

Georges Riquier

Character Name : Ludovic

Original Name : Georges Riquier

Gender : Male

Frank Villard

Character Name : Colonel Emile Pelletier / Legrand

Original Name : Frank Villard

Gender : Male

Albert Rémy

Character Name : Adam Zelle

Original Name : Albert Rémy

Gender : Male

Hella Petri

Character Name : La baronne du Maine

Original Name : Hella Petri

Gender : Male

Nicole Desailly

Character Name : Charlotte

Original Name : Nicole Desailly

Gender : Female

Carla Marlier

Character Name : Ernestine

Original Name : Carla Marlier

Gender : Female

Marcel Berbert

Character Name : Le détective qui piste Mata-Hari

Original Name : Marcel Berbert

Gender : Male

Georges Géret

Character Name : Soldier #2

Original Name : Georges Géret

Gender : Male

Charles Denner

Character Name : Soldier #1

Original Name : Charles Denner

Gender : Male

Henri Coutet

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Henri Coutet

Gender : Male

Max Desrau

Character Name : Un spectateur à l'Alcazar (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Desrau

Gender : Male

Van Doude

Character Name : Le policier à l'entrée de la banque (uncredited)

Original Name : Van Doude

Gender : Male

Marie Dubois

Character Name : Marie (uncredited)

Original Name : Marie Dubois

Gender : Female

Yvette Etiévant

Character Name : L'infirmière sur le front (uncredited)

Original Name : Yvette Etiévant

Gender : Female

Marcel Gassouk

Character Name : Un policier (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcel Gassouk

Gender : Male

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Character Name : Absalon

Original Name : Jean-Pierre Léaud

Gender : Male

Claude Mansard

Character Name : Le directeur de l'Alcazar (uncredited)

Original Name : Claude Mansard

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-20

I thought for a moment it was Gale Sondergaard under the bejewelled crown, but no - it's Jeanne Moreau as the eponymous lady who charms the pants, literally, from the French soldiers from whom she exacts more than kisses. She lives well on the proceeds of her courtesanship, but she also augments that cash by working for the Bosch towards the end of the Great War enabling them to acquire useful French state secrets. She is cold and calculating until she encounters "Lasalle" (Jean-Louis Trintignant). There's something about him that permeates her hitherto impervious armour, and though that doesn't stop her using him, unusually she begins to care. That's dangerous thing for both of them, and when he discovers that she is still trying to tap up his superiors, he decides to abandon ship before he gets hurt - well emotionally, anyway. Physically, well some shrapnel soon lays him low and brings her to his side for a reconciliation, and from her perspective, a bit of a reassessment of her priorities. Is it all too late, though? The drama is portrayed in just a bit too staccato a fashion here and though I did think there was some chemistry between the two, the story unfolds in quite an episodic manner with little real emotion to explain why she connected with him, or even why she was up to no good in the first place. Some context on that score might have elicited a little more sympathy for her but it's not there so it's left to be a slightly disappointing soapy melodrama with espionage trimmings. I did quite enjoy it, but it could have been better.