Secret People
1952·Crime·1h 36m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Thorold Dickinson
europe
Trailer
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Cast
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
Simone Silva
Undetermined (Minor Role - Paris Sequence) (uncredited)
Michael Shepley
Manager of the British Pavilion
Athene Seyler
Mrs. Reginald Kellick
Sydney Tafler
Syd Burnett
Geoffrey Hibbert
Steenie
Crew
Thorold Dickinson
Director
Thorold Dickinson
Screenplay
Thorold Dickinson
Story
Christianna Brand
Additional Dialogue
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Andrew Warren
5.0★ · 11/22/24
“We must love one another, or die. And in our hearts we know this to be true.”
Secret People introduces the world to the first major film role of Miss Audrey Hepburn. While her screen time is limited, every time she’s on screen she’s as elegant as ever. The overall film was bit lackluster unfortunately. It wasn’t as terrible as I expected, it’s not a bad film by any means, but the pacing is pretty poor for a 94 minute film, the rest of the acting (with exception to Hepburn) is meh and the story felt like a rejected Hitchcock script. If you’re on a Hepburn binge watch, I don’t think this would be a pain to get through, but just keep in mind that Miss Hepburn’s screen time is limited.
Just a little fun fact, after the release of this film, director Thorold Dickinson sent a test screening of Hepburn to Ben-Hur director William Wyler. Wyler ended up casting Hepburn in her breakout role and my personal favorite Hepburn film, Roman Holiday.
Secret People introduces the world to the first major film role of Miss Audrey Hepburn. While her screen time is limited, every time she’s on screen she’s as elegant as ever. The overall film was bit lackluster unfortunately. It wasn’t as terrible as I expected, it’s not a bad film by any means, but the pacing is pretty poor for a 94 minute film, the rest of the acting (with exception to Hepburn) is meh and the story felt like a rejected Hitchcock script. If you’re on a Hepburn binge watch, I don’t think this would be a pain to get through, but just keep in mind that Miss Hepburn’s screen time is limited.
Just a little fun fact, after the release of this film, director Thorold Dickinson sent a test screening of Hepburn to Ben-Hur director William Wyler. Wyler ended up casting Hepburn in her breakout role and my personal favorite Hepburn film, Roman Holiday.
“We must love one another, or die. And in our hearts we know this to be true.”
Secret People introduces the world to the first major film role of Miss Audrey Hepburn. While her screen time is limited, every time she’s on screen she’s as elegant as ever. The overall film was bit lackluster unfortunately. It wasn’t as terrible as I expected, it’s not a bad film by any means, but the pacing is pretty poor for a 94 minute film, the rest of the acting (with exception to Hepburn) is meh and the story felt like a rejected Hitchcock script. If you’re on a Hepburn binge watch, I don’t think this would be a pain to get through, but just keep in mind that Miss Hepburn’s screen time is limited.
Just a little fun fact, after the release of this film, director Thorold Dickinson sent a test screening of Hepburn to Ben-Hur director William Wyler. Wyler ended up casting Hepburn in her breakout role and my personal favorite Hepburn film, Roman Holiday.
Secret People introduces the world to the first major film role of Miss Audrey Hepburn. While her screen time is limited, every time she’s on screen she’s as elegant as ever. The overall film was bit lackluster unfortunately. It wasn’t as terrible as I expected, it’s not a bad film by any means, but the pacing is pretty poor for a 94 minute film, the rest of the acting (with exception to Hepburn) is meh and the story felt like a rejected Hitchcock script. If you’re on a Hepburn binge watch, I don’t think this would be a pain to get through, but just keep in mind that Miss Hepburn’s screen time is limited.
Just a little fun fact, after the release of this film, director Thorold Dickinson sent a test screening of Hepburn to Ben-Hur director William Wyler. Wyler ended up casting Hepburn in her breakout role and my personal favorite Hepburn film, Roman Holiday.
k
6.0★ · 06/16/26
Rayne
6.0★ · 01/30/26
mia
7.0★ · 01/06/26
lia
6.0★ · 04/27/25