The moving and dramatic story of Violette Szabo (McKenna) a courageous WW2 secret agent who was captured in northern France... Carve Her Name With Pride is the inspiring true life story of Violette Szabo. During World War II Violette (Virgina McKenna) volunteers to parachute into France as a secret agent to aid a Resistance group. Her mission successful she joins the Resistance where she stays until captured by the Germans. Tortured by the Gestapo for information she refuses to betray her comrades... Directed by Lewis Gilbert Carve Her Name With Pride is a moving... tale about the endurance of the human spirit in even the most adverse circumstances. [show more]
Review:
"Carve Her Name With Pride" - another excellent British Motion Picture released on cinema during 1957. Based on the book by R. J. Minney. I think that of all the motion pictures I saw, during the 1950's period this really brought home to me the more or less forgotten men and women who worked undercover during World War 2. It brought home to me the enormity of war and the sacrifices ordinary men and women made. Virginia McKenna refused the use of a double - for the jump from the parachute training tower, and, going against the wishes of the producer and director she insisted on doing this herself. The only assistance she had was a wire, as all trainee parachutists wore. She landed with a professional roll on the mat below. Picking herself up she smiled and said "That was fun; I'd like to do it again."
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Amongst the rest of the cast was:- Paul Scofield - Jack Warner - Denise Gray - Alan Saury. Incidentally, look out for the late Bill Owen - who later achieved fame as 'Compo' in:- "Last Of The Summer Wine" and a young Michael Caine - Can you spot him? This is an excellent motion picture which ranks amongst one of the greatest British motion pictures of all time
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A low-key treatment in semi-documentary style about the true story of Allied spy Violette Szabo (played by Virginia McKenna) who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II Betrayed she was captured tortured and eventually executed by firing squad in Ravensbruck France
A low-key treatment in semi-documentary style about the true story of Allied spy Violette Szabo (played by Virginia McKenna), who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Betrayed, she was captured, tortured and eventually executed by firing squad in Ravensbruck, France.
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