United States / Feb 08, 2008
In the shadow of war, heroines write history.
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vincent Rottiers | Eddy |
| Volker Bruch | Lieutenant Becker |
| David Capelle | Bernard |
| Natasha Cashman | Secrétaire Buckmaster |
| Jan Oliver Schroeder | Garde entrée hôpital |
| David Van Severen | Caporal Pioche |
| Robin Renucci | Melchior |
| Xavier Beauvois | Claude Granville |
| Colin David Reese | Colonel Maurice Buckmaster |
| Jurgen Mash | Gerd Von Rundstedt |
| Conrad Cecil | Le géologue anglais |
| Alexandre Jazede | René Bourienne |
| Wolfgang Pissors | Médecin train |
| Chantal Garrigues | Mme Duchemin |
| James Gerard | Officier anglais #1 |
| Edward Hamilton-Clark | Officier anglais #2 |
| Marc Bertolini | Moustachu train |
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| Rainer Sievert | Lieutenant hôpital Normandie |
| Ashley Wanninger | Soldat radio cour hôpital |
| Stanislas Kemper | Pilote Jeanne RAF |
| Simon Boyle | Dispatcher |
| Olivier de Wispelaere | Feld gendarme St Lazare |
| Johannes Oliver Hamm | Major SS train |
| Sarah Tullamore | Nurse hôpital anglais |
| Philippe Soutan | Poinçonneur Baratier |
| Yves Heck | Conducteur métro |
| Stéphane Foenkinos | Contrôleur train |
| Christophe Grofer | Sentinelle G2 |
| Stefan Kollmuss | Officier Wehrmacht St Germain |
| Fabian Arning | Soldat Pierre |
| Olivier Beraud-Bedouin | Le milicien |
| Alex Lutz | Soldat fourgon |
| Serge Onteniente | Concierge hôtel Régent |
| Antoine Salomé | Groom Régent |
| Andrew W. Wilson | Prêtre catholique aérodrome |
| Ida Techer | La surveillante couloir |
| Frédéric Deltour | Policeman |
| Romain Francisco | Le Milicien 2 |
| Benjamin Garnier | Paul |
Genres
WarHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les Femmes de l'ombre |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English, Italiano, Deutsch |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | La Chauve Souris, Restons Groupés Production, TF1 International, TF1 Films Production |
| Release date | 8 febbraio 2008 |
| Production | Éric Névé |
| Writer | Jean-Paul Salomé, Laurent Vachaud |
| Casting | Stéphane Foenkinos |
| Editing | Marie-Pierre Renaud |
| Cinematography | Pascal Ridao |
| Assistant directors | Serge Onteniente, Jean-Paul Salomé |
| Camera operators | Pascal Ridao |
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| Additional photography | Pascal Ridao |
| Production design | Françoise Dupertuis |
| Art direction | Françoise Dupertuis |
| Set decoration | Françoise Dupertuis |
| Stunts | Gaëlle Cohen |
| Music | Bruno Coulais, Vincent Guillon, Pascal Chauvin |
| Sound | Bruno Coulais, Vincent Guillon, Pascal Chauvin |
| Costume design | Pierre-Jean Larroque, Franck-Pascal Alquinet, Nurith Barkan, Dorothée Soual, Emmanuel Pitois, Odile Fourquin, Marie-France Thibault |
| Makeup | Nurith Barkan, Odile Fourquin, Franck-Pascal Alquinet, Dorothée Soual, Emmanuel Pitois, Marie-France Thibault, Pierre-Jean Larroque |
| Hairstyling | Franck-Pascal Alquinet, Nurith Barkan, Dorothée Soual, Emmanuel Pitois, Odile Fourquin, Marie-France Thibault, Pierre-Jean Larroque |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Mar 05, 2008
Sweden / Oct 20, 2008 / 15
Germany / Jan 16, 2009 / 16
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Hungary / May 14, 2009 / 16
South Korea / Feb 14, 2013 / 15 / 2012-F984
Digital
Switzerland / Mar 05, 2008 / 16
Ireland / Jun 27, 2008 / 15
France / Mar 30, 2016 / VOD
Physical media
France / Sep 04, 2008 / DVD & Blu-Ray
Hungary / Jul 15, 2009 / 16 / DVD
TV
Slovakia / Aug 28, 2013 / 15 / Doma
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