Bibliograph

A call to spy, IFC Films ; written by Sarah Megan Thomas ; directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher

Type

Label

A call to spy, IFC Films ; written by Sarah Megan Thomas ; directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13 for strong violence, disturbing images, language and smoking

Main title

A call to spy

Responsibility statement

IFC Films ; written by Sarah Megan Thomas ; directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher

Runtime

124

Summary

As Great Britain's forces were stretched thin during World War II, Winston Churchill's Special Operations Executive began to enlist women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance. Spymistress Vera Atkins, later the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise, was the chief recruiter for this secret army. Atkins selected two unusual candidates: Virginia Hall, an American journalist from Baltimore with a wooden leg, and Noor Inayat Khan, a wireless officer of Indian descent and an avowed pacifist. Together, they worked to undermine the Nazi regime in France.

Technique

live action

Contributor