Overview
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)
Crew
DirectorHerbert Wilcox
WriterWarren Chetham-Strode
Cast
Anna Neagle
Odette
Trevor Howard
Captain Peter Churchill
Marius Goring
Colonel Henri
Peter Ustinov
Lt. Alex Rabinovich
Bernard Lee
Jack
Maurice Buckmaster
Himself
Alfred Schieske
Camp Commandant
Gilles Quéant
Jacques (as Gilles Queant)
Marianne Walla
S.S. Wardress
Fritz Wendhausen
Colonel (as F.R. Wendhousen)
Wolf Frees
Major (uncredited)
Liselotte Goettinger
German POW Camp Officer (uncredited)
Marie Burke
Mme. Gliere (uncredited)
Campbell Gray
George Hilsdon
Hugh Morton
Catherine Paul
Derrick Penley
Joe Phelps
Dido Plumb
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Keywords
concentration campbased on true story1940s
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026