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Mata Hari
“Infamous in her time, a legend in ours.”
4.1 / 10• 1985• 1h 48m•R• English
DramaActionThrillerRomance
Storyline
In August 1914, war between France and Germany seems imminent. Mata Hari, a beautiful Dutch-born dancer working in Paris, accepts an invitation to travel to Berlin as part of a show. On the train, she meets a young German army officer but any thoughts of romance are cut short when a French agent is murdered while in her company. She is arrested in Germany but freed when the officer intervenes. While in Germany, WWI breaks out and Hari is recruited by German Intelligence to spy on France.
Cast & Crew
Sylvia Kristel
Mata Hari
Lead
Christopher Cazenove
Karl von Bayerling
Oliver Tobias
Ladoux
Gaye Brown
Fraeulein Doktor
Gottfried John
Wolff
WF
William Fox
Maitre Clumet
Vernon Dobtcheff
Prosecutor
Anthony Newlands
Baron Joubert
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Curtis Harrington's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mata Hari is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
