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| Director: | Lewis Gilbert | 
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| Writer: | Lewis Gilbert, Vernon Harris, R. J. Minney | 
| Staring: | 
| London, England, during World War II. 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 18, 1958 | 
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| Director: | Lewis Gilbert | 
| Writer: | Lewis Gilbert, Vernon Harris, R. J. Minney | 
| Genres: | Drama, War | 
| Keywords | based on novel or book, world war ii, british army, espionage, based on true story, french resistance, sabotage, female spy, 1940s | 
| Production Companies | Angel Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Virginia McKenna | Violette Szabo | 
| Paul Scofield | Tony Fraser | 
| Jack Warner | Mr. Bushell | 
| Denise Grey | Mrs. Bushell | 
| Maurice Ronet | Jacques | 
| Alain Saury | Étienne Szabo | 
| Avice Landone | Vera Atkins | 
| Anne Leon | Lillian Rolfe | 
| Nicole Stéphane | Denise Bloch | 
| Bill Owen | NCO Instructor | 
| Sydney Tafler | Potter | 
| Noel Willman | Interrogator | 
| Billie Whitelaw | Winnie | 
| William Mervyn | Colonel Buckmaster | 
| Michael Goodliffe | Coding Expert | 
| André Maranne | Garage Man | 
| Harold Lang | Commandant Suhren | 
| Nigel Hawthorne | Park Soldier (uncredited) | 
| Michael Caine | Train Prisoner (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Lewis Gilbert | Screenplay, Director | 
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist | 
| Arthur Ridout | Sound Editor | 
| Les Wiggins | Sound Editor | 
| Harry Gillam | Camera Operator | 
| Shirley Barnes | Continuity | 
| Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist | 
| Ivy Emmerton | Hairdresser | 
| Phyllis Dalton | Costume Designer | 
| Elizabeth Haffenden | Costume Designer | 
| Vernon Harris | Screenplay | 
| John Shirley | Editor | 
| John Wilcox | Director of Photography | 
| R. J. Minney | Book | 
| William Alwyn | Original Music Composer | 
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor | 
| Bernard Robinson | Art Direction | 
| Edward Joseph | Production Manager | 
| Frederick Slark | Assistant Director | 
| Donald Sharp | Second Unit Director | 
| C. C. Stevens | Sound Recordist | 
| Bill Warrington | Special Effects | 
| Lionel Banes | Special Effects | 
| Arthur Alcott | Production Controller | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Daniel M. Angel | Producer | 
| Hugh Perceval | Associate Producer | 
| Earl St. John | Executive Producer | 
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