Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)

Carve Her Name with Pride | United Kingdom

Violette Bushell is the daughter of an English father and a French mother, living in London in the early years of World War 2. She meets a handsome young French soldier in the park and takes him back for the family Bastille day celebrations. 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 SOE (Special Operations Executive). Should she stay and look after her baby or "do her duty" ?

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Writers

Lewis Gilbert
Vernon Harris

Stars

Virginia McKenna
Violette Szabo

Paul Scofield
Tony Fraser

Jack Warner
Mr. Bushell

Denise Grey
Mrs. Bushell

Bill Owen
N.C.O. Instructor

Maurice Ronet
Jacques

Alain Saury
Etienne Szabo

Sydney Tafler
Potter

Avice Landone
Vera Atkins

Noel Willman
Interrogator

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Keywords

based on true story, biography, world war ii, british army, female spy, french resistance

Production

Angel Productions

Actor

Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner, Denise Grey, Bill Owen, Maurice Ronet, Alain Saury, Sydney Tafler, Avice Landone, Noel Willman, William Mervyn, Nicole Stéphane, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Caine

Creators

John Shirley (Editor), Lewis Gilbert (Screenplay), Hugh Perceval (Producer), John Wilcox (Director of Photography), Vernon Harris (Screenplay), Earl St. John (Executive Producer), Daniel M. Angel (Producer), R. J. Minney (Novel), Mike Fox (Clapper Loader)

Alternative titles

Amanhã Sorrirei Outra Vez (BR)
Agente secreto SZ (ES)
Scuola di spie (IT)
Proeza de una mujer (MX)

Release dates

18.02.1958 (GB)
27.10.1958 (FR)