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Mata Hari

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In Paris during World War II, Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari (Greta Garbo) secretly moonlights as a German spy. Using her feminine wiles to seduce French and Russian agents into bed so she can uncover top-secret information, Mata Hari is a primary target of the French Spy Bureau's Dubois (C. Henry Gordon). When Mata Hari falls in love with one of her intended targets, the dashing Lt. Rosanoff (Ramon Novarro), Dubois uses her former accomplice (Lionel Barrymore) to bring her down.
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David Parkinson Empire Magazine Not Garbo's greatest but it has a curious charm. Rated: 3/5 Sep 4, 2012 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Though Garbo is sexy and hot in a less subtle way this time, and though the plot goes about as far as it can in situation warmth, the story presents nothing sensational. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Time Out The film is Garbo's even before she appears on screen to dazzle her willing audience; once there, it becomes impossible to dissociate the legend of the star from the myth of Mata Hari. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia A dull and weak pre-Code melodrama that barely benefits from a decent performance by Garbo as the dance spy. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/10 May 5, 2025 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine This is an excellent example of early 1930s cinema: it boasts a highly melodramatic tone, halfway between the dumb show acting of silent film and the more naturalistic performances of later decades. Rated: 7/10 Apr 10, 2022 Full Review María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno) La Vanguardia (Spain) Superbly feminine in its last scenes - which are, in our opinion, the best - "Mata-Hari" has found in Greta Garbo, a wonderful personification. [Full Review in Spanish] Feb 29, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews
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George Fitzmaurice

Director

Greta Garbo

Mata Hari

Ramon Novarro

Lt. Alexis Rosanoff

Lionel Barrymore

General Shubin

Lewis Stone

Andriani

C. Henry Gordon

Dubois

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Synopsis In Paris during World War II, Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari (Greta Garbo) secretly moonlights as a German spy. Using her feminine wiles to seduce French and Russian agents into bed so she can uncover top-secret information, Mata Hari is a primary target of the French Spy Bureau's Dubois (C. Henry Gordon). When Mata Hari falls in love with one of her intended targets, the dashing Lt. Rosanoff (Ramon Novarro), Dubois uses her former accomplice (Lionel Barrymore) to bring her down.
Director
George Fitzmaurice
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 26, 1931, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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