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Odette( 1950)

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The Dramatic Story of a Woman's Courage!

Overview

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp to be executed. However, against all odds she survived the war and testified against the prison guards at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials. She was awarded the George Cross in 1946; the first woman ever to receive the award, and the only woman who has been awarded it while still alive. (From Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA)

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anna Neagle

      Odette

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      Trevor Howard

      Captain Peter Churchill

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      Marius Goring

      Colonel Henri

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      Peter Ustinov

      Lt. Alex Rabinovich

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      Bernard Lee

      Jack

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      Maurice Buckmaster

      Himself

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      Alfred Schieske

      Camp Commandant

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      Gilles Quéant

      Jacques (as Gilles Queant)

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      Marianne Walla

      S.S. Wardress

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      Fritz Wendhausen

      Colonel (as F.R. Wendhousen)

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      Wolf Frees

      Major (uncredited)

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      Liselotte Goettinger

      German POW Camp Officer (uncredited)

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      Marie Burke

      Mme. Gliere (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Dec 27 2022
    Whilst not the paciest of WWII espionage stories, it is certainly one of the most considered - and by a clever use of subtle staging and lighting/sound manages to demonstrate the truly appalling nature of the Nazi treatment of the Allied intelligence gatherers/saboteurs and their brave French associates during the war. Based on a real person, a strong, determined, Anna Neagle - in the title role - is parachuted into occupied France where, with Trevor Howard and Peter Ustinov, she works to help the locals survive the tyranny of their new masters whilst passing back vital information to Britain. ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • concentration camp
    • based on true story
    • 1940s