Simple British shop girl Violette Szabo (Virginia McKenna) dreams of meeting a French soldier in WWII London. One day in the park, that's exactly who she encounters. They get married despite resistance from her parents. They have a baby together but he gets killed at El Alamein. She gets recruited by the Special Operations Executive to operate with the French resistance.
It's a British film looking back at the heroic war effort based on a true story. Violette is a nice simple girl who takes on extraordinary responsibility and exert the ultimate effort. She may as well represent the people of Britain in their eyes. I would probably make it a single trip although the second time does present her with an interesting choice. The training has some fun moments and there are some tense action in the second half. This is a sincere patriotic war film for the British.
It's a British film looking back at the heroic war effort based on a true story. Violette is a nice simple girl who takes on extraordinary responsibility and exert the ultimate effort. She may as well represent the people of Britain in their eyes. I would probably make it a single trip although the second time does present her with an interesting choice. The training has some fun moments and there are some tense action in the second half. This is a sincere patriotic war film for the British.