Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)

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Written by Lewis Gilbert, Vernon Harris

Directed by Lewis Gilbert

Production Year: 1958

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: UK

Filmed in Black and White

True story of young English war widow Violette Szabo, who became a secret agent in occupied France during World War II. Exposed to the brutality of the Gestapo and the degradation of the concentration camps, she found herself facing a continual struggle for survival. But through sheer courage and grim determination, she eventually became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross.

Cast

Virginia McKennaViolette Szabo
Paul ScofieldTony Fraser
Jack WarnerMr. Charles Bushell
Denise GreyMrs. Bushell
Alain SauryEtienne Szabo
Maurice RonetResistance worker
Anne LeonLillian Rolfe
Sydney TaflerPotter
Avice LandoneVera Atkins
Nicole StéphaneDenise Bloch
Noel WillmanInterrogator
Bill OwenN.C.O. Instructor
Billie WhitelawWinnie Watson
William MervynMaurice Buckmaster
Michael GoodliffeCoding Expert

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