A young Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend who is lost in France.
Director:
Gillian Armstrong
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Cate Blanchett | ... | Charlotte Gray | |
| James Fleet | ... | Richard Cannerly | |
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Abigail Cruttenden | ... | Daisy |
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Charlotte McDougall | ... | Sally |
| Rupert Penry-Jones | ... | Peter Gregory (as Rupert Penry Jones) | |
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Robert Hands | ... | Borowski |
| Tom Goodman-Hill | ... | Business Man at Party | |
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Michael Fitzgerald | ... | Business Man at Party |
| Hugh Ross | ... | Psychiatrist | |
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Martin Oldfield | ... | Assault Course Instructor |
| Nicholas Farrell | ... | Mr. Jackson | |
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Mike Burnside | ... | Morse Code Instructor |
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Damian Myerscough | ... | Gun Instructor |
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Miranda Bell | ... | Female Instructor |
| Angus Wright | ... | Agent | |
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Charlotte, a young Scottish woman, who has studied in France, is living in London during World War II. Within weeks she both falls in love with a young pilot and is recruited by the Secret Service to act as a courier for the French Resistance. However her mission behind enemy lines becomes a personal mission to find her lover who has been shot down. Assigned to a Communist Resistance group she encounters acts of betrayal from sometimes unexpected sources, but meets the violence of war and her own disappointment with hope.... Written by <johnno.r@xtra.co.nz>
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1940s | character name as title | train station | resistance | french resistance |Taglines:
The story of an ordinary woman in an extraordinary time.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some war related violence, sensuality and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Official Sites:
FilmFour and Warner Bros. [UK] | Warner Bros. . Awards Site - trailer, screenings [United States] | See more »Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 January 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Liebe der Charlotte Gray See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$46,271, 30 December 2001Gross USA:
$741,394Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,323,109Company Credits
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Charlotte Gray: [narration] It all seemed so simple. We were at war. The Nazis were the enemy. And because good must triumph over evil, so we would triumph over them. How could we have know that war ever trades in such certainty? That we are nothing is unthinkable. Anything could be true. Even a lie.
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Master performed by Phil Harris and his orchestra featuring The Three Ambassadors
By courtesy Hindsight Records
Written by Al Hoffman and Al Goodhart
Published by Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd
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The Scottish Viaduct shown in the first scene is the Glenfinnan viaduct, it has also featured in other films, notably the 'Harry Potter' series where it carries the Hogwart's Express. See more »Goofs
At the beginning of the film Charlotte talks to Peter about the approach to go to France. In reality prospective SOE Agents would have been sworn to secrecy on the approach let alone talk about what it was about. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Charlotte Gray: [narration] It all seemed so simple. We were at war. The Nazis were the enemy. And because good must triumph over evil, so we would triumph over them. How could we have know that war ever trades in such certainty? That we are nothing is unthinkable. Anything could be true. Even a lie.
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Black Eyed Susan BrownMaster performed by Phil Harris and his orchestra featuring The Three Ambassadors
By courtesy Hindsight Records
Written by Al Hoffman and Al Goodhart
Published by Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd
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This film is a love story, loosely based on the real-life heroism of WWII. Those who enjoy such films would not have been disappointed by Charlotte Gray.
Unfortunately, Channel 4 decided to precede the film with the transmission of a documentary about the real-life heroines, whose personal sacrifices, pragmatic courage and strength of character shone out of my TV in a way that had me close to tears. The film, which followed, showed none of the iron self-discipline, the de-sensitising effect of war nor the constant fear of discovery these people lived with, but concerned itself with emotional story lines that would have been at home in any modern love story, loosely based on any social environment you care to choose. Far from blending into the background, along with the oppressed French population, Cate Blanchett was often portrayed parading in high heels and flattering autumnal colours, looking like a million francs
Too frequently for this viewer, it dipped into the downright absurd, e.g. having a) the male lead exposing himself to danger in an astonishing, barking tirade at German troops, b) the collaborationist French schoolteacher volunteering to the goodies that he was a snitch for the Germans and c) Charlotte herself somehow persuading a gendarme not to reveal her whereabouts to his search party colleagues, even when safely out of range of her pistol.
What a wonderful piece of history it was. And what a wonderful film could have been made of it (with the same cast too; the individual performances were all perfectly OK, especially in the minor roles).