Mata Hari, Agent H21

Mata Hari, Agent H21

98 mins | Drama, Romance, War, History | Jan. 29, 1964

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)

Mata Hari, Agent H21

98 mins | Drama, Romance, War, History | Jan. 29, 1964

Mata Hari, Agent H21
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)
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Les Films du Carrosse, Fida Cinematografica, Simar Films, Filmel
Original title Mata Hari, agent H21
Directors Christian de Chalonge, Jean-Louis Richard, Jean-Pierre Léaud
Writers Jean-Louis Richard, François Truffaut

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

as Mata Hari

Jean-Louis Trintignant

as Captain François Lasalle

Claude Rich

as Julien the Chauffeur

Henri Garcin

as Gaston

Georges Riquier

as Ludovic

Frank Villard

as Colonel Emile Pelletier / Legrand

Albert Rémy

as Adam Zelle

Hella Petri

as La baronne du Maine

Nicole Desailly

as Charlotte

Carla Marlier

as Ernestine

Marcel Berbert

as Le détective qui piste Mata-Hari

Georges Géret

as Soldier #2

Charles Denner

as Soldier #1

Henri Coutet

as Soldier (uncredited)

Max Desrau

as Un spectateur à l'Alcazar (uncredited)

Van Doude

as Le policier à l'entrée de la banque (uncredited)

Marie Dubois

as Marie (uncredited)

Yvette Etiévant

as L'infirmière sur le front (uncredited)

Marcel Gassouk

as Un policier (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Absalon

Claude Mansard

as Le directeur de l'Alcazar (uncredited)