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Carve Her Name with Pride

  • 1958
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.9K
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Virginia McKenna and Alain Saury in Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
TragedyBiographyDramaWar

During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.

  • Director
    • Lewis Gilbert
  • Writers
    • R.J. Minney
    • Vernon Harris
    • Lewis Gilbert
  • Stars
    • Virginia McKenna
    • Paul Scofield
    • Jack Warner
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lewis Gilbert
    • Writers
      • R.J. Minney
      • Vernon Harris
      • Lewis Gilbert
    • Stars
      • Virginia McKenna
      • Paul Scofield
      • Jack Warner
    • 42User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Virginia McKenna
    Virginia McKenna
    • Violette Szabo
    Paul Scofield
    Paul Scofield
    • Tony Fraser
    Jack Warner
    Jack Warner
    • Mr. Bushell
    Denise Grey
    Denise Grey
    • Mrs. Bushell
    Alain Saury
    Alain Saury
    • Etienne Szabo
    Maurice Ronet
    Maurice Ronet
    • Jacques
    Anne Leon
    • Lillian Rolfe
    Sydney Tafler
    Sydney Tafler
    • Potter
    Avice Landone
    Avice Landone
    • Vera Atkins
    Nicole Stéphane
    Nicole Stéphane
    • Denise Bloch
    • (as Nicole Stephane)
    Noel Willman
    Noel Willman
    • Interrogator
    Bill Owen
    Bill Owen
    • N.C.O. Instructor
    Billie Whitelaw
    Billie Whitelaw
    • Winnie
    William Mervyn
    William Mervyn
    • Colonel Buckmaster
    Michael Goodliffe
    Michael Goodliffe
    • Coding Expert
    André Maranne
    André Maranne
    • Garnier - Garage Man
    • (as Andre Maranne)
    Harold Lang
    Harold Lang
    • Commandant Suhren
    Chris Adcock
    • German Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Gilbert
    • Writers
      • R.J. Minney
      • Vernon Harris
      • Lewis Gilbert
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Of the 92 days she spent filming, Virginia McKenna only had two days off from the rigorous schedule which included getting up at 5:30 each morning. The two days off were to marry Bill Travers and have a very brief honeymoon.
    • Goofs
      Violette boards the airplane on his first mission on the left side of the plane; however when she arrives she somehow gets out on the right side of the plane. This was not the type of airplane where that would be possible. This type of plane only has two positions. The markings on the left side that she boards on, are LXT; the markings on the right side TLX. These markings would always be the same (reading from right to left) on both sides of the plane.
    • Quotes

      Etienne Szabo: The life that I have Is all that I have And the life that I have Is yours. The love that I have Of the life that I have Is yours and yours and yours. A sleep I shall have A rest I shall have Yet death will be but a pause. For the peace of my years In the long green grass Will be yours and yours and yours.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Be Around
      (uncredited)
      Written by Alec Wilder

    User reviews42

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    10/10

    This wonderful film is based quite closely on the...

    This wonderful film is based quite closely on the real life exploits of a young girl born in London to an English father and a French mother.

    Called upon at a time of national peril, she "did her duty".

    The code-poem used in the film was the real code poem used by Violette Szabo while she was sending messages back from occupied France. The poem was written by 'Leo Marks' (qv) who was a cryptographer for SOE and often used poems like this for agents to use.

    The life that I have is all that I have, The life that I have is yours.

    The love that I have of the life that I have Is yours and yours and yours.

    A sleep I shall have, A rest I shall have Yet death will be but a pause.

    For the peace of my years In the long green grass Will be yours and yours and yours
    • SteveCrook
    • Aug 5, 1998
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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1958 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Urežite njeno ime s ponosom
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Angel Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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