Uniform Title |
One against the wind (Made-for-TV movie : 1991) |
Title |
One against the wind. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2019. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (99 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Madman Entertainment : VVE1668. |
Originally produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1991. |
Based on 'No drums, no trumpets: The story of Mary Lindell' by Barry Wynne. |
"The incredible true story" --Container. |
Part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology, which has presented television dramatisations of famous plays and books, as well as original programs, since 1951. |
Credits |
Directed by Larry Elikann ; written by Chris Bryant. |
Performers |
Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Higgins, Frank Middlemass, Denholm Elliot. |
Summary |
Mary Lindell, an English aristocrat living in Nazi-occupied Paris, rescues an injured British pilot, smuggling him across enemy lines. Soon, more pilots seek her help, and she begins an underground railroad that puts her life at risk. Arrested as a spy by the Gestapo, can Mary escape to freedom, or will the Allies lose one of their most courageous heroines? |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
System details |
DVD video ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; aspect ratio 4:3. |
Language note |
English. |
Subjects |
Lindell, Mary, -- 1895-1986 -- Drama |
Wynne, Barry -- Television adaptations |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Drama |
Women heroes -- Drama |
Feature films -- Luxembourg |
Motion pictures, Luxembourgish |
Genre |
Biographical films |
Television adaptations |
Historical films |
Spy films |
War films |
Made-for-TV movies |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Other Names |
Elikann, Larry S. director. |
Bryant, Chris, 1936-2008 screenwriter. |
Davis, Judy, 1956- actor. |
Neill, Sam actor. |
Higgins, Anthony, 1947- actor. |
Beckinsale, Kate actor. |
Middlemas, Frank actor. |
Elliot, Denholm actor. |
Wynne, Barry, No drums, no trumpets: The story of Mary Lindell Television adaptation of (work): |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Beckinsale, Kate .
- Bryant, Chris, 1936-2008 .
- Davis, Judy, 1956- .
- Elikann, Larry S. .
- Elliot, Denholm .
- Higgins, Anthony, 1947- .
- Middlemas, Frank .
- Neill, Sam .
- Wynne, Barry, No drums, no trumpets: The story of Mary Lindell .
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