Secret Agent (1947 Film)
Secret Agent (Russian: Подвиг разведчика, translit. Podvig razvedchika) is a 1947 Soviet spy film directed by Boris Barnet based on a novel The deed remains unknown (Russian: Подвиг остается неизвестным) by Mikhail Maklyarsky with Pavel Kadochnikov in the leading role. Film also known as Secret Mission, Secrets of Counter-Espionage, The Scout's Exploit.
It was the first film about the actions of Soviet intelligence officers who made a sweep behind enemy lines in World War II. The film became the predecessor and inspirer of all Soviet spy films, including Seventeen Moments of Spring. It is based on real events of the biography of Nikolay Khokhlov.
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1947 and had 22.73 million viewers.
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