Carve Her Name with Pride

True story of young English war widow Violette Szabo, who became a secret agent in occupied France during the Second World War. Exposed to the brutality of the Gestapo and the degradation of the concentration camps, she found herself facing a continual struggle for survival. But through sheer courage and grim determination, she eventually became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross. Dir: Lewis Gilbert. (black and white), An English woman marries a French soldier during WWII but after having a daughter he is killed in action. Should she join the war effort or stay and care for her baby?, An English girl (Virginia McKenna) becomes an Allied spy after her French husband is killed in World War II. Based on fact. Paul Scofield. Szabo: Alain Saury. Potter: Sydney Tafler. Bushell: Jack Warner. Jacques: Maurice Ronet. Mrs. Bushell: Denise Grey. Directed by Lewis Gilbert., After her French husband is killed in North Africa, 24-year-old Violette Szabo joined up with the Resistance in occupied France. Trained by British spies, Szabo learned how to organise, to parachute and to fight. But on her second mission she was captured by the Gestapo when her ammunition ran out., 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’ ?, Based on a true story, Virginia McKenna portrays Violette Szabo, a 19-year-old London clerk whose husband is killed in action in WWII – whereupon she enlists as a British spy, working with the French Resistance. Captured on her second mission, she is sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp. With excellent performances, this is a simple story of heroism in the face of torture and death., True story of young English war widow Violette Szabo, who became a secret agent in occupied France during World War II. Exposed to the brutality of the Gestapo and the degradation of the concentration camps, she found herself facing a continual struggle for survival. But through sheer courage and grim determination, she eventually became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross., Virginia McKenna stars in the astounding true story of a British woman who became a spy in WWII after her husband’s death in battle. Moving drama that explores her decision to risk her life for her country., True story of young English war widow Violette Szabo, who became a secret agent in occupied France during the Second World War. Exposed to the brutality of the Gestapo and the degradation of the concentration camps, she found herself facing a continual struggle for survival. But through sheer courage and grim determination, she eventually became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross.