Mata Hari

"Infamous in her time, a legend in ours."

Sep 5 1985 R 1h 48m
Drama, Thriller, War

Based loosely on the real-life story of the World War I spy. The exotic dancer uses her contacts in European high society, along with her seductive charm, to collect military secrets during the war. She successfully plays both sides against each other until at last her deceptions catch up with her.

Plot

Mata Hari is a beautiful Dutch-born dancer, working in Paris. It is August 1914 and war between France and Germany seems imminent. However, she 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 on the train, while in her company. She is arrested in Germany but freed when the German officer intervenes. While in Germany war breaks out and she is recruited by German Intelligence to spy on France.

Written by

Joel Ziskin

Directed by

Curtis Harrington

Cast

Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Tobias

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Golan-Globus Productions, Cannon Group

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
MATA HARI Theatrical Trailer [1985]
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