A Call to Spy

PG-13

10/2/20202h 4m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Ordinary women. Extraordinary heroes. ~

Overview:

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

Director:

Lydia Dean Pilcher

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on true story

Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas

~ as ~

Virginia Hall

Stana Katic

~ as ~

Vera Atkins

Radhika Apte

~ as ~

Noor Inayat Khan

Linus Roache

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Maurice Buckmaster

Rossif Sutherland

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Dr. Chevain

Samuel Roukin

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Christopher

Laila Robins

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Pirani

Marc Rissmann

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Klaus Barbie

David Schaal

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Colonel Gubbins

Matt Salinger

~ as ~

William Donovan

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Reviews (1)

SWITCH.
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
One of the limitations of a large scope war film is that you lose the human story that attracts audiences to the event. When something like a war - huge in scope by nature - is depicted on-screen (and likewise in education), you need a human focus to even begin to comprehend the magnitude of the real-world horror. Thomas does that here with the exceptional real-life stories of these women. It falls into the traps that too many biopics suffer, but with a great ensemble cast including Katic, Linus Roache ('Mandy') and Apte's first foray into American cinema, there is space for this film to exist and prosper. At the very least, these real-life heroic women deserve your attention.
- Joel Kalkopf
Read Joel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-a-call-to-spy-the-unknown-stories-of-real-life-heroes