Mata Hari (1985 film)
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| Directed by | Curtis Harrington |
| Written by | Joel Ziskin |
| Produced by | Roni Ya'ackov |
| Starring | Sylvia Kristel Oliver Tobias Christopher Cazenove |
| Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
| Edited by | Henry Richardson |
| Music by | Wilfred Josephs |
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| Distributed by | Cannon Film Distributors |
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Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | less than $5 million |
| Box office | 92,737 admissions (France) |
Mata Hari is a 1985 erotic biographical film directed by Curtis Harrington, produced by Golan-Globus and featuring Sylvia Kristel in the title role of exotic dancer Mata Hari, executed for espionage during World War I.
The film portrays Mata Hari as an innocent woman manipulated by the secret services of Germany and France into providing intelligence, at first unwittingly and unwillingly, and later driven by the nonpartisan desire to save lives. Eventually she is cynically sacrificed by the French who are aware of her innocence but believe her execution will boost morale.