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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.
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
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France. Violette Bushell is the daughter of an English father and a French mother, living in London in the early years of World War II.
Carve Her Name with Pride is a 1958 film that is based on the adult life of Violette Szabo who worked for the Special Operations Executive during World War II as a spy. Violette subsequently was captured, tortured and executed by the Germans.
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.
- Lewis Gilbert
- Virginia Mckenna
During World War II, Violette Szabo (Virginia McKenna) embarks on espionage missions in occupied France.
- History, Drama, Biography
After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a French Resistance group. Lewis Gilbert. Director, Screenplay. Vernon Harris.
