Odette

1950
PG
2h 4m

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During WW2, a French woman living in England volunteers to work for British Intelligence in Nazi-occupied France.During WW2, a French woman living in England volunteers to work for British Intelligence in Nazi-occupied France.During WW2, a French woman living in England volunteers to work for British Intelligence in Nazi-occupied France.

Director
- Herbert Wilcox
Writers
- Jerrard Tickell
- Warren Chetham Strode
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6.8/10

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Director
- Herbert Wilcox
Writers
- Jerrard Tickell
- Warren Chetham Strode
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Anna Neagle

Odette Sansom…

Trevor Howard

Captain Peter Churchill…

Marius Goring

Colonel Henri

Peter Ustinov

Lt. Alex Rabinovich…

Bernard Lee

Jack

Maurice Buckmaster

Self

Alfred Schieske

Camp Commandant

Gilles Quéant

Jacques
(as Gilles Queant)

Marianne Walla

S.S. Wardress

Fritz Wendhausen

Colonel
(as F.R. Wendhousen)

Eddie Boyce

Man in Fingerprint Queue
(uncredited)

Marie Burke

Mme. Gliere
(uncredited)

Wolf Frees

Major
(uncredited)

Liselotte Goettinger

German POW Camp Officer
(uncredited)

Campbell Gray

Paul
(uncredited)

George Hilsdon

Guard
(uncredited)

John Hunter

American Officer
(uncredited)

Hugh Morton

Italian Officer
(uncredited)

Director
- Herbert Wilcox
Writers
- Jerrard Tickell
- Warren Chetham Strode
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Trivia
Anna Neagle spent a year with Odette Hallowes visiting the various prisons and camps where she was held and being introduced to other surviving S.O.E. Agents. Odette said of her, "She was absolutely into it. In fact, it took one year after the end of the film to get back to normal. She was more upset by doing that film than I was reliving the experience."

Goofs
When Neagle & Ustinov are scrambling up a snow bank in order to light the beacon for the aircraft, they scramble up the SAME bank twice.

Quotes
Odette Sanson: [Odette has been tortured] Would it be possible to say a Mass?
German priest: I would gladly do so my child. But my duties here are to comfort the dying and to bury the dead.
German priest: I will ask... but I am sure the Gestao will not permit me.
Odette Sanson: Why... Are they so afraid of God?

Crazy credits
Epilogue, scrolls up the screen ... "It is with a sense of deep humility that I allow my personal story to be told. I am a very ordinary woman to whom a chance was given to see human beings at their best and at their worst. I knew kindness as well as cruelty, understanding as well as brutality. My comrades, who did far more than I and suffered far more profoundly, are not here to speak. It is to their memory that this film has been made and I would like it to be a window through which may be seen those very gallant women with whom I had the honour to serve." Odette Churchill

Connections
Featured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014)

Soundtracks
Saga of Odette
(uncredited)
Composed by Anthony Collins

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8/10

Opened a whole new world for me

I first saw Odette when I first arrived in the United States at age 12. I was captivated by television and watched old movies and old television reruns after school. I was just developing a love for history and world war 2 history at school when I saw Odette for the first time. The story, authentic scenery and realistic performances completely drew me in. This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat for it is extremely intense and Anne Neagle draws you completely into the dark world experienced by Odette Sampson. Trevor Howard is strong, convincing and underplays just enough to allow Miss Neagle to shine, while conveying the strength of his character. I highly recommend this film if and when it can be seen again. The historians in the world would love the chance to add this film to their collection. Waiting patiently for the video and DVD.