Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)

Because of her unique British-French heritage, Violette Szabo, portrayed by Virginia McKenna, was recruited by the Special Operations Executive as an agent after her French husband died during World War II. An undoubtedly brave and heroic woman, this film importantly preserves a small bit of war history that is easily forgotten. McKenna gives a strong performance embodying the many facets of Szabo and her double life as a spy, but the narrative spends a too much time on her romances, both real and imaginary, to give full credit to the incredible acts she performed.