Female Agents

In the shadow of war, heroines write history.

Original title: Les Femmes de l'ombre
Duration: 117 min
Release date: 2008-02-08
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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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Les Femmes de l'ombre

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Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau
as Louise Desfontaines
Julie Depardieu
Julie Depardieu
as Jeanne Faussier
Marie Gillain
Marie Gillain
as Suzy Desprez
Déborah François
Déborah François
as Gaëlle Lemenech
Moritz Bleibtreu
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Karl Heinrich
Julien Boisselier
Julien Boisselier
as Pierre Desfontaines
Maya Sansa
Maya Sansa
as Maria Luzzato
Vincent Rottiers
Vincent Rottiers
as Eddy
Volker Bruch
Volker Bruch
as Lieutenant Becker
David Capelle
David Capelle
as Bernard
Natasha Cashman
Natasha Cashman
as Secrétaire Buckmaster
Jan Oliver Schroeder
Jan Oliver Schroeder
as Garde entrée hôpital
David Van Severen
David Van Severen
as Caporal Pioche
Robin Renucci
Robin Renucci
as Melchior
Xavier Beauvois
Xavier Beauvois
as Claude Granville
Colin David Reese
Colin David Reese
as Colonel Maurice Buckmaster
Jurgen Mash
Jurgen Mash
as Gerd Von Rundstedt
Conrad Cecil
Conrad Cecil
as Le géologue anglais
Alexandre Jazede
Alexandre Jazede
as René Bourienne
Wolfgang Pissors
Wolfgang Pissors
as Médecin train
Chantal Garrigues
Chantal Garrigues
as Mme Duchemin
James Gerard
James Gerard
as Officier anglais #1
Edward Hamilton-Clark
Edward Hamilton-Clark
as Officier anglais #2
Marc Bertolini
Marc Bertolini
as Moustachu train
Rainer Sievert
Rainer Sievert
as Lieutenant hôpital Normandie
Ashley Wanninger
Ashley Wanninger
as Soldat radio cour hôpital
Stanislas Kemper
Stanislas Kemper
as Pilote Jeanne RAF
Simon Boyle
Simon Boyle
as Dispatcher
Olivier de Wispelaere
Olivier de Wispelaere
as Feld gendarme St Lazare
Johannes Oliver Hamm
Johannes Oliver Hamm
as Major SS train
Sarah Tullamore
Sarah Tullamore
as Nurse hôpital anglais
Philippe Soutan
Philippe Soutan
as Poinçonneur Baratier
Yves Heck
Yves Heck
as Conducteur métro
Stéphane Foenkinos
Stéphane Foenkinos
as Contrôleur train
Christophe Grofer
Christophe Grofer
as Sentinelle G2
Stefan Kollmuss
Stefan Kollmuss
as Officier Wehrmacht St Germain
Fabian Arning
Fabian Arning
as Soldat Pierre
Olivier Beraud-Bedouin
Olivier Beraud-Bedouin
as Le milicien
Alex Lutz
Alex Lutz
as Soldat fourgon
Serge Onteniente
Serge Onteniente
as Concierge hôtel Régent
Antoine Salomé
Antoine Salomé
as Groom Régent
Andrew W. Wilson
Andrew W. Wilson
as Prêtre catholique aérodrome
Ida Techer
Ida Techer
as La surveillante couloir
Frédéric Deltour
Frédéric Deltour
as Policeman
Romain Francisco
Romain Francisco
as Le Milicien 2
Benjamin Garnier
Benjamin Garnier
as Paul
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