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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.
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Feb 8, 2008
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La Chauve Souris, Restons Groupés Production, TF1 International, TF1 Films Production
Original Title
Les Femmes de l'ombre
Original Language
French
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Cast
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Sophie Marceau
Louise Desfontaines
J
Julie Depardieu
Jeanne Faussier
M
Marie Gillain
Suzy Desprez
D
Déborah François
Gaëlle Lemenech
M
Moritz Bleibtreu
Karl Heinrich
J
Julien Boisselier
Pierre Desfontaines
M
Maya Sansa
Maria Luzzato
V
Vincent Rottiers
Eddy
V
Volker Bruch
Lieutenant Becker
N
Natasha Cashman
Secrétaire Buckmaster
J
Jan Oliver Schroeder
Garde entrée hôpital
D
David Van Severen
Caporal Pioche
R
Robin Renucci
Melchior
X
Xavier Beauvois
Claude Granville
C
Colin David Reese
Colonel Maurice Buckmaster
J
Jurgen Mash
Gerd Von Rundstedt
C
Conrad Cecil
Le géologue anglais
A
Alexandre Jazede
René Bourienne
W
Wolfgang Pissors
Médecin train
C
Chantal Garrigues
Mme Duchemin
