One Against the Wind (1991)

7.1/10 96 min History Drama TV Movie

Overview

Mary Linden works for the French Red Cross in Occupied France during World War II and helps allied soldiers who have been shot down to escape to the unoccupied side. Her activities are complicated by her high profile and her daughter's love affair with a German officer. Based on the true story.

Cast

Judy Davis

Countess Mary Lindell

Sam Neill

Major James Leggatt, The Guards

Anthony Higgins

SS Capt. Herman Gruber

Christien Anholt

Maurice Lindell, Mary's Son

Kate Beckinsale

Barbe Lindell

Denholm Elliott

Father LeBlanc

Frank Middlemass

Dubois

David Ryall

Dumont, Mary's Lawyer

Peter Cellier

Court General

Mark Wing-Davey

Col. Miles Grant, Leggat's CO

Stevan Rimkus

German Pilot

Tom Hodgkins

Ben, Big Canada

John Savident

Henry Smallwood, American Embasy

Terence Taplin

Von Bismarck

Paul Haigh

Sealove

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