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Odette

- The Dramatic Story of a Woman's Courage!

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp to be executed. However, against all odds she survived the war and testified against the prison guards at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials. She was awarded the George Cross in 1946; the first woman ever to receive the award, and the only woman who has been awarded it while still alive. (From Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA)

Release Date : 1950-10-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wilcox-Neagle ProductionsBritish Lion FilmsFranco London Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Odette

Original Name : Anna Neagle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Peter Churchill

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Henri

Original Name : Marius Goring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Alex Rabinovich

Original Name : Peter Ustinov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack

Original Name : Bernard Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Maurice Buckmaster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camp Commandant

Original Name : Alfred Schieske

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacques (as Gilles Queant)

Original Name : Gilles Quéant

Gender : Male

Character Name : S.S. Wardress

Original Name : Marianne Walla

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel (as F.R. Wendhousen)

Original Name : Fritz Wendhausen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major (uncredited)

Original Name : Wolf Frees

Gender : Male

Character Name : German POW Camp Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Liselotte Goettinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mme. Gliere (uncredited)

Original Name : Marie Burke

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-27

Whilst not the paciest of WWII espionage stories, it is certainly one of the most considered - and by a clever use of subtle staging and lighting/sound manages to demonstrate the truly appalling nature of the Nazi treatment of the Allied intelligence gatherers/saboteurs and their brave French associates during the war. Based on a real person, a strong, determined, Anna Neagle - in the title role - is parachuted into occupied France where, with Trevor Howard and Peter Ustinov, she works to help the locals survive the tyranny of their new masters whilst passing back vital information to Britain. She is captured, tortured and it is all presented to us in such an evocative manner as to be really quite affecting. Ustinov is not his usual buffoon; and Howard, though still with his stiff upper lip - portrays "Capt. Churchill" (whom the Nazis think may be related to you know who) with delicacy and style. It lacks the visual violence and gore of many similar stories, but that just adds to the potency.