Tag: A Call to Spy
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‘A Call to Spy’ Review: A Sturdy Drama About WWII’s Overlooked Female Spies
As Nazi forces pushed ever closer to England in the summer of 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill had a wild idea: a new spy agency, the Special Operations Executive (known as the Soe), to gather intel, and spark sabotage, in and around France. That scheme might sound obvious on paper, but the Soe went decidedly…
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‘A Call to Spy’ Review: Femme-Focused WWII Drama Offers Up Fresh Heroes in Britain’s Tradecraft History
“A Call to Spy” braids the stories of three decorated WWII spies to reveal — and to revel in — their pivotal roles in British spy craft and history. The title may fall flat but the movie, a sturdy directorial debut for producer Lydia Dean Pilcher, gets to the heart of the matter. Even as…