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Mata Hari

  • 19851985
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
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3.9/10
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Mata Hari (1985)
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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 p... Read allMata 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 roma... Read allMata 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 ... Read all
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
962
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POPULARITY
12,758
346
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    • Director
      • Curtis Harrington
    • Writer
      • Joel Ziskin
    • Stars
      • Sylvia Kristel
      • Christopher Cazenove
      • Oliver Tobias
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    • Director
      • Curtis Harrington
    • Writer
      • Joel Ziskin
    • Stars
      • Sylvia Kristel
      • Christopher Cazenove
      • Oliver Tobias
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    • 11User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Cazenove, and Oliver Tobias in Mata Hari (1985)
    Sylvia Kristel and Christopher Cazenove in Mata Hari (1985)

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    Sylvia Kristel
    Sylvia Kristel
    • Mata Hari
    Christopher Cazenove
    Christopher Cazenove
    • Karl
    Oliver Tobias
    Oliver Tobias
    • Ladoux
    Gaye Brown
    Gaye Brown
    • Fraulein Doktor
    Gottfried John
    Gottfried John
    • Wolff
    William Fox
    William Fox
    • Maitre Clunet
    Michael Anthony
    • Duke of Montmorency
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    • Prosecutor
    Anthony Newlands
    Anthony Newlands
    • Baron Joubert
    Brian Badcoe
    • General Messigny
    Tutte Lemkow
    Tutte Lemkow
    • Ybarra
    Taylor Ryan
    • Contessa
    Toby Rolt
    Toby Rolt
    • Jean Prevost
    • (as Tobias Rolt)
    Victor Langley
    • Colonel Michaud
    Nicholas Selby
    Nicholas Selby
    • Von Jagow
    Malcolm Terris
    Malcolm Terris
    • Von Krohn
    Carlos Sutton
    • Captain Schlesser
    Neil Robinson
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    • Director
      • Curtis Harrington
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      • Joel Ziskin
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    • Trivia
      The genealogy of the Mata Hari character was half-Dutch and half-Javanese. Actress Sylvia Kristel playing her was actually in real-life of Dutch lineage herself having come from Holland. Kristel was born in Utrecht in the Netherlands whereas the real-life Mata Hari was born in Leeuwarden, Holland.
    • Goofs
      Mata Hari (Sylvia Kristel) is shown dancing bare-breasted several times in the movie. In real life, Mata Hari never danced bare-breasted as she was self-conscious about having small breasts.
    • Alternate versions
      US DVD version is heavily cut. In the original international versions love scenes are much longer and much more graphic.
    • Connections
      Featured in House of Harrington (2008)

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    10/10
    Gorgeous photography in this much under-rated WWI picture
    So what if some say this was "Awful"! The supporting cast under Miss Kristal is actually very good. Both the French and the Germans are believable. (What is it with lesbian German "fraulein doktors"?) :-) While the WWI battle scenes were rather poor for their lack of hundreds of extras, the details of what WAS shown is very commendable! Miss Kristal's best scene is where she stands at the edge of a trench and her coat drops to reveal for the first time her nurse's uniform (her costume for her spy duties). It doesn't sound dramatic, but the shot IS! The rest of the movie is just GORGEOUS with the European locations, set decoration and authentic props (including a steam locomotive!). It is a beautifully shot movie! You think you are back in 1916! If you enjoyed the location photography in THE BLUE MAX, you will also like MATA HARI! It may not be CITIZEN KANE but very watchable... many times, even!
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    • Aug 16, 2006

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    • Release date
      • September 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Мата Хари
    • Filming locations
      • Hungary
    • Production company
      • The Cannon Group
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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