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A Call to Spy

  • 20192019
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 3m
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6.6/10
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Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, and Sarah Megan Thomas in A Call to Spy (2019)
As Great Britain’s forces were stretched thin during World War II, Winston Churchill’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) began to enlist women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance.
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In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency - SOE - to recruit and train women as spies.In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency - SOE - to recruit and train women as spies.In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency - SOE - to recruit and train women as spies.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
8.3K
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POPULARITY
4,385
108
    • Lydia Dean Pilcher
    • Sarah Megan Thomas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Megan Thomas
    • Stana Katic
    • Radhika Apte
    • Lydia Dean Pilcher
    • Sarah Megan Thomas(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Megan Thomas
    • Stana Katic
    • Radhika Apte
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    • 133User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, and Sarah Megan Thomas in A Call to Spy (2019)
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    Radhika Apte in A Call to Spy (2019)
    Stana Katic in A Call to Spy (2019)
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    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
    • Col. Maurice Buckmaster
    Rossif Sutherland
    Rossif Sutherland
    • Dr. Raoul Chevain
    Samuel Roukin
    Samuel Roukin
    • Christopher
    Andrew Richardson
    Andrew Richardson
    • Alfonse
    Rob Heaps
    Rob Heaps
    • Paul
    Laila Robins
    Laila Robins
    • Pirani
    Joe Doyle
    Joe Doyle
    • Father Robert Alesche
    Marc Rissmann
    Marc Rissmann
    • Klaus Barbie
    Mathilde Ollivier
    Mathilde Ollivier
    • Giselle
    Lola Pashalinski
    Lola Pashalinski
    • Hilda Atkins
    David Schaal
    David Schaal
    • Colonel Gubbins
    Matt Salinger
    Matt Salinger
    • William Donovan
    Cynthia Mace
    Cynthia Mace
    • Madame Dubois
    Alistair Brammer
    Alistair Brammer
    • Leo Marks
    Marceline Hugot
    Marceline Hugot
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      • Lydia Dean Pilcher
      • Sarah Megan Thomas(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      After shooting, lead actress Sarah Megan Thomas's left Achilles tendon ruptured. The rupture occurred due to complications of playing Virginia Hall on screen (a historical character with a wooden left leg). Thomas needed surgery and extensive rehab to repair the tendon.
    • Goofs
      Virginia Hall refers to "CARE packages" during the war. CARE packages were not created until 1946 by the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe (CARE). However, "Care Package" is a generic term for such packages, the most prolific of which were those distributed via the International Red Cross.
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      Virginia Hall: I've never seen so much hatred. The Germans control what the French read and hear.False information is everywhere. The latest, an anti-Semitic exhibition. There are lines down the block to see it.

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    6/10
    An important story
    This succeeds in highlighting the important (and often under-looked) true story of female spies in WWII. I was already familiar with Vera Atkins and Virginia Hall and it was nice to see their stories put to film. It was great learning the heroic story of Noor Inayat Khan too. "A Call To Spy" is the kind of film that gets you researching the true events after. More people should know about these women.

    As a film itself, it definitely had a TV-movie vibe. The script was rather woeful at times and occasionally the acting came across quite wooden. It still did enough to tell the stories though, while keeping my interest. I would have thought a film depicting the heroic actions of spies in WWII would have more tension and better pacing though.

    It felt a bit too long at times, and during the first 20 minutes, I wrestled whether to abandon it entirely. I felt the story of these women deserved my time though, so I persisted and I'm mostly glad I did.

    Sarah Megan Thomas delivered a particularly good performance as Virginia Hall. You could easily tell she was passionate about this film and the story of these women. Stana Katic had great chemistry with her too.

    A few months ago I watched the reality docuseries "Churchill's Secret Agents: The New Recruits", which depicted the SOE in WWII. I highly recommend watching that series before watching this, as it gave a fantastic education and background to the roles of these brave men and women. As a movie? "A Call To Spy" is rather lacklustre and has its share of shortcomings. As a story? Everyone should know about it.
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    • When will this film be released in the US. or on Streaming video or disk
    • When Noor is on the train from Lyon to Paris, the Nazis stop the train to search the passengers. After a close call, Noor picks up a suitcase that does not belong to her, along with her own suitcase. She is seen with both suitcases when she is in Paris but it's never explained what's in it or why Noor picked it up in the first place.

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      • October 2, 2020 (United States)
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      • Aston, Pennsylvania, USA
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      • SMT Pictures
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
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