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Odette

The Dramatic Story of a Woman's Courage!

6.4(27)19502h 4m1

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp to be executed. However, against all odds she survived the war and testified against the prison guards at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials. She was awarded the George Cross in 1946; the first woman ever to receive the award, and the only woman who has been awarded it while still alive. (From Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA)

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Released
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Language
French
  • concentration camp
  • based on true story
  • 1940s

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR27 Mar 1951
  • United KingdomGB

    • Premiere6 Jun 1950
    • Theatrical2 Oct 1950

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Odette was released on 2 October 1950.

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    CinemaSerf

    12/27/2022

    7/10

    Whilst not the paciest of WWII espionage stories, it is certainly one of the most considered - and by a clever use of subtle staging and lighting/sound manages to demonstrate the truly appalling nature of the Nazi treatment of the Allied intelligence gatherers/saboteurs and their brave French associates during the war. Based on a real person, a strong, determined, Anna Neagle - in the title role - is parachuted into …

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