French actress jeanne moreau on the set of mata hari, agent h21. However the american version is good as well and i. Mata hari, agente segreto h21 is a 1964 french italian spy drama directed by jeanlouis richard. Mata hari alias mcleod margaretha geertruida marguerite gertrude. And needless to say jeanne moreau as mata hari is worth anybodys money. She uses her physical charms and the crowd of admirers to get a secret information. Mata hari was executed for espionage, but she didnt actually do that. The prosecutions of mata hari for espionage and helene brion for subversion show how attitudes to womens claim of patriotism changed. Margaretha geertruida margreet macleod better known by the stage name mata hari was a. If it were not for her and truffauts script,the movie would be completely.
French actress jeanne moreau on the set of mata hari, agent h21, written and. French actress jeanne moreau on the set of mata hari, agent h21, written and directed by jeanlouis richard. The exhilarating exotic dancer mata hari is not only asked for her own oriental dances. The dutch exotic dancer mata hari is accused of spying for germany during the first. She accomplishes her mission, but falls in love with the officer. This is the french version and to me seems closer to the original story than the american version. Groeneweg said, there is a bigger, broader picture of the woman known as. France convicted mata hari for espionage a few months after intercepting german messages that mentioned agent h21, mata haris code name. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Ne vous deplaise,jeanne moreau is french whereas mata was javanese. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Overview of mata hari, agent h21, 1967, directed by jeanlouis richard, with jeanne moreau, jeanlouis trintignant, claude rich, at turner classic movies. Condemned spy mata hari glib during final interrogation.
The trap worked, and on february th, 1917, she was arrested in paris. The french authorities had hardly any evidence, but the countrys wartime. Mata haris french handler feared this codename meant. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Leeuwarden image caption the french courts notification of mata haris death. Mata hari, the most renowned woman spy in history, who was shot for. The spy known as mata hari was glib in her final prison interrogation before her life ended in front of a french firing squad in the first world war, according to formerly top secret files. Mata hari, agent h21 is a 1964 frenchitalian spy film directed by jeanlouis richard and starring jeanne moreau, jeanlouis trintignant and claude rich. On the orders of a certain ludovic, she leads francois lassalle to her place with the aim of stealing precious documents from him. Jeanlouis trintignant and jeanne moreau in mata hari, agent h21 1964 jeanne. Mata hari, pseudoniem van margaretha geertruida griet zelle leeuwarden, 7 augustus. Berlin which the allies could read, saying that spy h21 had proved valuable. Leeuwarden image caption the french courts notification of mata hari s death.
Two weeks after mata hari had left paris for a trip to madrid, the double agent was. Mata hari, agent h21 internet movie firearms database. Drama, history, romance january 1967 usa the dutch exotic dancer mata hari is accused of spying for germany during the first world war. French military files, supposedly sealed in 1917 for 100 years, reveal that mata hari was not a german spy but a freelance agent who committed espionage. It portrays the activities of the first world war spy mata hari. Find mata hari, agent h21 nonus format, pal region 2 at. A legendary female german spy was actually a victim of french. Mata hari was executed october 15, 1917, on this day in history 100.
Femme fatale, fallen woman, brazen double agent every generation has its own version of mata hari. Adding to the confusion is that amazons french website lists two versions of the film at 1. Mata hari, a beautiful javanese dancer, became a spy for germany in 1914. Mata hari, agente segreto h21 is a 1964 french italian spy film directed by jeanlouis richard and starring jeanne moreau, jeanlouis trintignant and claude rich. There could be no question to anyone reading it that mata hari was agent h21.
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