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A Call to Spy

A Call to Spy

  • Status: Released
  • 02-10-2020
  • Runtime: 124 min
  • Score: 6.9
  • Vote count: 188

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.

Sarah Megan Thomas

Virginia Hall

Stana Katic

Vera Atkins

Radhika Apte

Noor Inayat Khan

Linus Roache

Maurice Buckmaster

Rossif Sutherland

Dr. Chevain

Samuel Roukin

Christopher

Laila Robins

Pirani

Marc Rissmann

Klaus Barbie

David Schaal

Colonel Gubbins

Matt Salinger

William Donovan

Andrew Richardson

Alfonse

Rob Heaps

Paul

Joe Doyle

Father Robert Alesche

Mathilde Ollivier

Giselle

Lola Pashalinski

Hilda Atkins

Cynthia Mace

Madame Dubois

Alistair Brammer

Leo Marks

Marceline Hugot

Sister Francis

Sigrid Owen

Emilie

Jean Brassard

George

Ben Chase

Wounded Agent James

Elise Eberle

Serena

Pascal Yen-Pfister

French Policeman

Juliana Sass

Isabella

Thomas Belgrey

Vichy Prison Guard

Zazie Ray-Trapido

Extra

Charles Brunton

Mark

Alexa Salamé

Rose

David Horvilleur

French Policeman

Anthony Mecca

French Policeman

Joe Layton

SOE Agent Dowd

James Devon

U.S. Embassy Manager

Helen Kennedy

Anna Buckmaster

Brittany Vicars

Yveline

Joseph McGranaghan

Thin Man

Richie Stephens

Training Officer John

Todd Justice Hedenber

Trainee

Gemma Massot

Victoria

Christian Horn

SOE Agent

Mikaela Izquierdo

French Woman

Bálint Bán

Gestapo Agent

Dániel Benedek

Giselle's Husband

Carrington Vilmont

German Soldier

SWITCH.

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