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The Great Stars: Carve her Name with Pride

BBC One
on BBC One London

The Great Stars of yesterday and today in a season of their most memorable films
[Starring] Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield
with Jack Warner

This week, twenty-five years after D-Day, The Great Stars focuses on a real-life heroine, Violette Szabo, a secret service agent during the Second World War and the first woman to win the George Cross.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Vernon Harris
Screenplay/Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Based on the book by:
R.J. Minney
Producer:
Daniel M. Angel
Violette Szabo:
Virginia McKenna
Tony Fraser:
Paul Scofield
Mr. Bushell:
Jack Warner
Mrs. Bushell:
Denise Grey
Etienne Szabo:
Alain Saury
Jacques:
Maurice Ronet
Lillian Rolfe:
Anne Leon
Potter:
Sydney Tafler
Source: Radio Times

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