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A Call to Spy

A Call to Spy

Ordinary women. Extraordinary heroes.

2020•2h 4m•6.8/10
HistoryCrimeDrama

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6.8/10(202)

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.

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SMT Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Sarah Megan Thomas

Sarah Megan Thomas

Virginia Hall

Stana Katic

Stana Katic

Vera Atkins

Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte

Noor Inayat Khan

Linus Roache

Linus Roache

Maurice Buckmaster

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

Dr. Chevain

Samuel Roukin

Samuel Roukin

Christopher

Laila Robins

Laila Robins

Pirani

Marc Rissmann

Marc Rissmann

Klaus Barbie

David Schaal

David Schaal

Colonel Gubbins

Matt Salinger

Matt Salinger

William Donovan

Andrew Richardson

Andrew Richardson

Alfonse

Rob Heaps

Rob Heaps

Paul

Joe Doyle

Joe Doyle

Father Robert Alesche

Mathilde Ollivier

Mathilde Ollivier

Giselle

Lola Pashalinski

Lola Pashalinski

Hilda Atkins

Cynthia Mace

Cynthia Mace

Madame Dubois

Alistair Brammer

Alistair Brammer

Leo Marks

Marceline Hugot

Marceline Hugot

Sister Francis

Sigrid Owen

Sigrid Owen

Emilie

Jean Brassard

Jean Brassard

George

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