Odette

2h 4min

War

Drama

History

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom, who was captured by the Germans in 1943, condemned to death and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp to be executed. However, against all odds she survived the war and testified against the prison guards at the Hamburg Ravensbrück Trials. She was awarded the George Cross in 1946; the first woman ever to receive the award, and the only woman who has been awarded it while still alive. (From Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA)

Cast

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Captain Peter Churchill
Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Colonel Henri
Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Lt. Alex Rabinovich
Alfred Schieske

Alfred Schieske

Camp Commandant
Gilles Quéant

Gilles Quéant

Jacques (as Gilles Queant)
Marianne Walla

Marianne Walla

S.S. Wardress
Fritz Wendhausen

Fritz Wendhausen

Colonel (as F.R. Wendhousen)
Wolf Frees

Wolf Frees

Major (uncredited)
Liselotte Goettinger

Liselotte Goettinger

German POW Camp Officer (uncredited)
Marie Burke

Marie Burke

Mme. Gliere (uncredited)

Release date

2nd Oct 1950

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Deutsch