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.
Judy Davis
as Countess Mary Lindell
Sam Neill
as Major James Leggatt, The Guards
Anthony Higgins
as SS Capt. Herman Gruber
Christien Anholt
as Maurice Lindell, Mary's Son
Kate Beckinsale
as Barbe Lindell
Denholm Elliott
as Father LeBlanc
Frank Middlemass
as Dubois
David Ryall
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Peter Cellier
as Court General
Mark Wing-Davey
as Col. Miles Grant, Leggat's CO
Stevan Rimkus
as German Pilot
Tom Hodgkins
as Ben, Big Canada
