Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride
Original film poster
Directed byLewis Gilbert
Written byVernon Harris
Lewis Gilbert
Based onCarve Her Name with Pride
by R. J. Minney
Produced byDaniel M. Angel
StarringVirginia McKenna
Paul Scofield
CinematographyJohn Wilcox
Edited byJohn Shirley
Music byWilliam Alwyn
Distributed byRank Film Distributors
Release date
  • 18 February 1958 (1958-02-18)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
French
German

Carve Her Name with Pride is a 1958 British war drama film based on the book of the same name by R. J. Minney.[1]

The film, directed by Lewis Gilbert, is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive agent Violette Szabo, GC, who was captured and executed while serving in Nazi-occupied France. Szabo was played by Virginia McKenna.

  1. ^ Eddie Dyja. "Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)". BFI. Retrieved 28 November 2014.