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  1. Carve Her Name with Pride: Directed by Lewis Gilbert. With Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner, Denise Grey. During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.

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    • Biography, Drama, War
    • Lewis Gilbert
    • 1958-06-20
  2. Carve Her Name with Pride is a 1958 British war drama film based on the book of the same name by R. J. Minney. The film, directed by Lewis Gilbert, is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive agent Violette Szabo, GC, who was captured and executed while serving in Nazi-occupied France. Szabo was played by Virginia McKenna.

  3. Feb 9, 2013 · Leo Marks. Last few words: This is to me one of the most memorable poems I have heard, the history is below, and the film is a have to see one, though it was made many years ago "Carve Her Name with Pride" Is a 1958 British drama film based on the book of the same name by R.J. Minney.

  4. It was made famous by its inclusion in the 1958 movie about Szabo, Carve Her Name with Pride, where the poem was said to be the creation of Violette's husband Etienne. (Marks allowed it to be used under the condition that its author not be identified.)

  5. They fall in love, marry, and have a baby girl when Violette Szabo receives the dreaded telegram informing her of his death in North Africa. Shortly afterwards, Violette is approached to join the S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive).

  6. Oct 28, 2023 · Please leave a commentBafta-nominated Virginia McKenna gives an understated but well-pitched performance as Violette Szabo, a glamorous young woman who, afte...

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  8. Jan 5, 2011 · Perhaps the most memorable of all was Carve Her Name With Pride in 1958, a harrowing yet moving account of English patriot Violette Bushell Szabo. Based on a best-selling biography by R.J. Minney, the film superbly depicted the saga of Szabo, an English woman widowed when her French husband is killed in North Africa.

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