Mata Hari
Seen it?1985 | 108 min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and anyone interested in what war does to people. Nobody is quite who they seem. Liked Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair? This is a good next one. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Curtis Harrington
- Sylvia KristelMata Hari
- Christopher CazenoveKarl von Bayerling
- Oliver TobiasLadoux
- Gaye BrownFraeulein Doktor
- Gottfried JohnWolff
- William FoxMaitre Clumet
- Vernon DobtcheffProsecutor
- Anthony NewlandsBaron Joubert
- Brian BadcoeGen. Messigny
- Taylor RyanContessa