Review of Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) by Simon T — 08 Aug 2008

Beautiful performance from Virginia McKenna who plays my personal greatest heroine wonderfully.

This review of Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) was written by Simon T on 08 Aug 2008.

Carve Her Name with Pride has generally received positive reviews.

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Although it gets caught up in sentimentality in the 2nd act, there's no denying that the 3rd act of this British spy thriller packs a whallop…

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Chronicling the real-life exploits of WWII British spy Violette Szabo, the film serves its purpose and presents its subject matter in a moving…

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By Lynda M (383) on 01 Sep 2008

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 26 Jun 2011

Wanting to do the right thing and bring a French soldier home for a dinner hosted by her French mother(Denise Grey), Violette(Virginia McKenna)…

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Well-made biopic on patriotic war heroine and martyr Violette Szabo…

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By Robert W (1,190) on 28 Jul 2016

Sound rendering of the war time exploits of the heroic Violette Szabo (nee Bushell) who volunteered for service as a secret agent with the…

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By Scott R (2,451) on 27 Apr 2018

A pretty good WW2 spy film for its day. Well made and acted. It showed how they prepared the spies for their work abroad…

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By Karsh D (1,216) on 17 Aug 2013

Powerful true story of Violette Szabo who became a british spy in order to fight the Nazis and in some small way avenge her husbands death…

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By Jay N (1,399) on 30 Apr 2011

Solid filming of the story of a very brave ordinary woman and the chances she took for a cause she believed in. Excellent performances…

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