Movie·2008·1h 57m
Female Agents
In the shadow of war, heroines write history.
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: Les Femmes de l'ombre
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.
Written By
Laurent Vachaud
Producer
Éric Névé
Cinematography
Pascal Ridao
Music
Bruno Coulais
Editor
Marie-Pierre Renaud
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Sophie Marceau
Louise Desfontaines
Julie Depardieu
Jeanne Faussier
Marie Gillain
Suzy Desprez
Déborah François
Gaëlle Lemenech
Moritz Bleibtreu
Karl Heinrich
Julien Boisselier
Pierre Desfontaines
Maya Sansa
Maria Luzzato
Vincent Rottiers
Eddy
Volker Bruch
Lieutenant Becker
David Capelle
Bernard
Natasha Cashman
Secrétaire Buckmaster
Jan Oliver Schroeder
Garde entrée hôpital
David Van Severen
Caporal Pioche
Robin Renucci
Melchior
Xavier Beauvois
Claude Granville
Colin David Reese
Colonel Maurice Buckmaster
Jurgen Mash
Gerd Von Rundstedt
Conrad Cecil
Le géologue anglais
// crew
Crew
Éric Névé
Producer
Jean-Paul Salomé
Screenplay, Director
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer
Pascal Ridao
Director of Photography
Laurent Vachaud
Screenplay
Marie-Pierre Renaud
Editor
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