Female Agents
Female Agents
Female Agents
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2008
1h 57m
6.6(269 votes)
War
History

Overview

May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.

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TF1 Films Production

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Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Sophie Marceau

Louise Desfontaines

Sophie Marceau
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Julie Depardieu

Jeanne Faussier

Julie Depardieu
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Marie Gillain

Suzy Desprez

Marie Gillain
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Déborah François

Gaëlle Lemenech

Déborah François
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Moritz Bleibtreu

Karl Heinrich

Moritz Bleibtreu
Acting

Julien Boisselier

Pierre Desfontaines

Julien Boisselier
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Maya Sansa

Maria Luzzato

Maya Sansa
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Vincent Rottiers

Eddy

Vincent Rottiers
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Volker Bruch

Lieutenant Becker

Volker Bruch
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David Capelle

Bernard

David Capelle
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Natasha Cashman

Secrétaire Buckmaster

Natasha Cashman
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Jan Oliver Schroeder

Garde entrée hôpital

Jan Oliver Schroeder
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David Van Severen

Caporal Pioche

David Van Severen
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Robin Renucci

Melchior

Robin Renucci
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Xavier Beauvois

Claude Granville

Xavier Beauvois
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Colin David Reese

Colonel Maurice Buckmaster

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Jurgen Mash

Gerd Von Rundstedt

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Conrad Cecil

Le géologue anglais

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Alexandre Jazede

René Bourienne

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Wolfgang Pissors

Médecin train

Wolfgang Pissors
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Chantal Garrigues

Mme Duchemin

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James Gerard

Officier anglais #1

James Gerard
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Edward Hamilton-Clark

Officier anglais #2

Edward Hamilton-Clark
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Marc Bertolini

Moustachu train

Marc Bertolini
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Rainer Sievert

Lieutenant hôpital Normandie

Rainer Sievert
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Ashley Wanninger

Soldat radio cour hôpital

Ashley Wanninger
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Stanislas Kemper

Pilote Jeanne RAF

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Simon Boyle

Dispatcher

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Olivier de Wispelaere

Feld gendarme St Lazare

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Johannes Oliver Hamm

Major SS train

Johannes Oliver Hamm
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Sarah Tullamore

Nurse hôpital anglais

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Philippe Soutan

Poinçonneur Baratier

Philippe Soutan
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Yves Heck

Conducteur métro

Yves Heck
Production

Stéphane Foenkinos

Contrôleur train

Stéphane Foenkinos
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Christophe Grofer

Sentinelle G2

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Stefan Kollmuss

Officier Wehrmacht St Germain

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Fabian Arning

Soldat Pierre

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Olivier Beraud-Bedouin

Le milicien

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Directing

Alex Lutz

Soldat fourgon

Alex Lutz
Acting

Serge Onteniente

Concierge hôtel Régent

Serge Onteniente
Acting

Antoine Salomé

Groom Régent

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Andrew W. Wilson

Prêtre catholique aérodrome

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Ida Techer

La surveillante couloir

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Frédéric Deltour

Policeman

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Romain Francisco

Le Milicien 2

Romain Francisco
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Benjamin Garnier

Paul

Benjamin Garnier

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