War ·History · France · 2008 · 1h 57m

Female Agents

Les Femmes de l'ombre

Female Agents poster
Director
Jean-Paul Salomé
Cast
Sophie Marceau as Louise Desfontaines Julie Depardieu as Jeanne Faussier Marie Gillain as Suzy Desprez Déborah François as Gaëlle Lemenech Moritz Bleibtreu as Karl Heinrich Julien Boisselier as Pierre Desfontaines
Crew
Pascal Ridao — Director of Photography Marie-Pierre Renaud — Editor Bruno Coulais — Original Music Composer Jean-Paul Salomé — Screenplay Laurent Vachaud — Screenplay Éric Névé — Producer
Tagline

In the shadow of war, heroines write history.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Female Agents — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
london, englandloss of loved oneresistanceworld war iinormandy, franced-daycommando1940s
Key Collaborators
Jean-Paul Salomé Director Pascal Ridao Director of Photography Marie-Pierre Renaud Editor Bruno Coulais Original Music Composer Jean-Paul Salomé Screenplay Laurent Vachaud Screenplay Éric Névé Producer Françoise Dupertuis Production Design Pierre-Jean Larroque Costume Design
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