A Call to Spy

A Call to Spy

Ordinary women. Extraordinary heroes.

PG-13 2020 · 124 min · ★ 6.7 · History, Crime, Drama

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher · Written by Sarah Megan Thomas

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Sarah Megan Thomas Virginia Hall
Stana Katic Vera Atkins
Radhika Apte Noor Inayat Khan
Linus Roache Maurice Buckmaster
Rossif Sutherland Dr. Chevain
Samuel Roukin Christopher
Laila Robins Pirani
Marc Rissmann Klaus Barbie
David Schaal Colonel Gubbins
Matt Salinger William Donovan
Andrew Richardson Alfonse
Rob Heaps Paul

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