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Les Femmes de l'ombre

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Country	Error creating thumbnail: File missing France
Directed by	Jean-Paul Salomé
Release Date	2008
Language	French
Studio	Les Chauves-Souris

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Louise Desfontaines	Sophie Marceau
Jeanne Faussier	Julie Depardieu
Suzy Desprez	Marie Gillain
Gaëlle Lemenech	Déborah François
Karl Heindrich	Moritz Bleibtreu
Maria Luzzato	Maya Sansa
Pierre Desfontaines	Julien Boisselier
Eddy	Vincent Rottiers
Lieutenant Becker	Volker Bruch
Melchior	Robin Renucci

Female Agents (original: Les Femmes de l'ombre) is a 2008 French film about female resistance fighters in the Second World War. In 1944, a member of the French Resistance, Louise Desfontaines (Sophie Marceau) flees to London after her husband's summary execution. She is recruited by the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Maurice Buckmaster (Colin David Reese), a British agent, gives her a special assignment - a English scientist, (Conrad Cecil), working with weapons research has been captured by Axis forces and is being held in a French hospital. Louise is ordered to put together a team of female and assist maquisards led by her brother Pierre (Julien Boisselier) to find the scientist and smuggle him to safety before he can be forced to tell Nazi intelligence what he knows. Louise's band of heroines includes Gaelle Lemenech (Déborah François), who knows about demolition; Jeanne Faussier (Julie Depardieu), a streetwalker more interested in her own survival than the future of France; Suzy Desprez (Marie Gillain), a nightclub entertainer who was romantically involved with a German officer and Maria Luzzato (Maya Sansa), a Jewish-Italian radio operator and and the final member of the team. The women parachute into Normandy and the mission begins well, but there are soon complications. Their SOE bosses give the women a new, almost suicidal objective: they must move on to Paris to eliminate Colonel Heindrich (Moritz Bleibtreu), the head of Nazi counter-intelligence, who has gleaned too much information about the upcoming landings. Female Agents was inspired by the true story of Lise Villameur, who served with French resistance forces during the Second World War.

The following weapons were used in the film Female Agents (Les Femmes de l'ombre):

Handguns

FN Model 1900

Louise Desfontaines (Sophie Marceau) uses an FN Model 1900 pistol, which is also used by Gaëlle Lemenech (Déborah François).

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-[[File:Female-agents-les-femmes-de-l-ombre-poster-0.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Female Agents'' (2008)]]
+{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
+|name = Les Femmes de l'ombre
+|picture = Female-agents-les-femmes-de-l-ombre-poster-0.jpg
+|caption = ''Cinema poster''
+|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France
+|director = Jean-Paul Salomé
+|date= 2008
+|language = French
+|studio= Les Chauves-Souris
+|distributor=
+|character1=Louise Desfontaines
+|actor1=[[Sophie Marceau]]
+|character2=Jeanne Faussier
+|actor2=[[Julie Depardieu]]
+|character3=Suzy Desprez
+|actor3=[[Marie Gillain]]
+|character4=Gaëlle Lemenech
+|actor4=[[Déborah François]]
+|character5=Karl Heindrich
+|actor5=[[Moritz Bleibtreu]]
+|character6=Maria Luzzato
+|actor6=[[Maya Sansa]]
+|character7=Pierre Desfontaines
+|actor7=[[Julien Boisselier]]
+|character8=Eddy
+|actor8=[[Vincent Rottiers]]
+|character9=Lieutenant Becker
+|actor9=[[Volker Bruch]]
+|character10=Melchior
+|actor10=[[Robin Renucci]]
+}}
-'''Female Agents''' (orig.: Les Femmes de l'ombre) is a French film about female resistance fighters in the Second World War. In 1944 a member of the French Resistance, Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) flees to London after her husband's summary execution. She is recruited by the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Maurice Buckmaster ([[Colin David Reese]]), a British agent, to give her a special assignment -- a English scientist (Conrad Cecil) working with weapons research has been captured by Axis forces and is being held in a French hospital. Louise is ordered to put together a team of female and assist maquists led by her brother Pierre ([[Julien Boisselier]]) to find the scientist and smuggle him to safety before he can be forced to tell Nazi intelligence what he knows. Louise's band of heroines includes Gaelle Lemenech ([[Déborah François]]), who knows about demolition; Jeanne Faussier ([[Julie Depardieu]]), a streetwalker more interested in her own survival than the future of France; Suzy Desprez ([[Marie Gillain]]), a nightclub entertainer who was romantically involved with a German officer and Maria Luzzato ([[Maya Sansa]]), a Jewish Italian radio operator and and the final member of the team. Womans parachuted into Normandy and mission begins well, but there are soon complications. Their SOE bosses give the women a new, almost suicidal objective: they must move on to Paris to eliminate Colonel Heindrich ([[Moritz Bleibtreu]]), the head of Nazi counter-intelligence, who has gleaned too much information about the Landings. They are five ordinary women, destined to become heroines.
+'''Female Agents''' (original: ''Les Femmes de l'ombre'') is a 2008 French film about female resistance fighters in the Second World War. In 1944, a member of the French Resistance, Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) flees to London after her husband's summary execution. She is recruited by the ''Special Operations Executive'' (SOE). Maurice Buckmaster (Colin David Reese), a British agent, gives her a special assignment - a English scientist, (Conrad Cecil), working with weapons research has been captured by Axis forces and is being held in a French hospital. Louise is ordered to put together a team of female and assist maquisards led by her brother Pierre ([[Julien Boisselier]]) to find the scientist and smuggle him to safety before he can be forced to tell Nazi intelligence what he knows. Louise's band of heroines includes Gaelle Lemenech ([[Déborah François]]), who knows about demolition; Jeanne Faussier ([[Julie Depardieu]]), a streetwalker more interested in her own survival than the future of France; Suzy Desprez ([[Marie Gillain]]), a nightclub entertainer who was romantically involved with a German officer and Maria Luzzato ([[Maya Sansa]]), a Jewish-Italian radio operator and and the final member of the team. The women parachute into Normandy and the mission begins well, but there are soon complications. Their SOE bosses give the women a new, almost suicidal objective: they must move on to Paris to eliminate Colonel Heindrich ([[Moritz Bleibtreu]]), the head of Nazi counter-intelligence, who has gleaned too much information about the upcoming landings. ''Female Agents'' was inspired by the true story of Lise Villameur, who served with French resistance forces during the Second World War.
-Female Agents was inspired by the true story of Lise Villameur, who served with French resistance forces during the Second World War.
-'''The following weapons can be seen in ''Female Agents'':'''
+{{Film Title}}
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 =Handguns=
+==FN Model 1900==
+Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) uses an [[FN Model 1900]] pistol, which is also used by Gaëlle Lemenech ([[Déborah François]]).
+[[Image:FNM1900.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1900, .32 ACP]]
+[[Image:Sophie Marceau-FN Model 1900.jpg|none|thumb|601px]]
+[[Image:FNM1900-suppresseor.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|The suppressor is, contrary to its appearance, mounted correctly. The Model 1900's barrel is on the ''bottom'' of the slide, rather than the top like most handguns.]]
+[[Image:DF-FlO-FN1900-1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
+[[Image:DF-FlO-FN1900-2.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
+== MAB Model D ==
+Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) opens a door with a [[MAB Model D]] in her hand.
+[[Image:MAB D.jpg|thumb|none|300px|MAB Model D Type I - .32 ACP]]
+[[Image:FA-SM-MAB-M-D.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
+[[Image:FA-SM-FN1910-1.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
 ==Browning Hi-Power==
 Pierre Desfontaines ([[Julien Boisselier]]) uses a [[Browning HP]] pistol.
-[[Image:Browning-HP-P35.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1911 pistol]]
+[[Image:HPTaar.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi Power with "Beer Can" adjustable sights - 9x19mm]]
-[[File:Pierre_Desfontaines-BrowningHP.jpg|none|thumb|601px|Pierre shoots from a suppressed pistol.]]
+[[Image:FA BrowningHP2.jpg|none|thumb|601px|]]
-[[File:PierreDesfontaines-Browning_HP.jpg‎|none|thumb|601px|Pierre and his sister Louise ([[Sophie Marceau]]) had to firing for a cover of the retreat of the others.]]
+[[Image:FA-LF-B-HP-2.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
-==Luger P08==
+==Colt M1911A1 pistol==
-A German soldier uses a [[Luger P08]] pistol.
+Jeanne Faussier ([[Julie Depardieu]]) and Eddy ([[Vincent Rottiers]]) use a [[M1911A1]] pistol.
-[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 pistol - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
+[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|War time issued (WWII) Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 acp]]
-[[Image:Germansoldier-Luger_P08_pistol.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|German soldier with a [[Luger P08]] pistol in action against the Marquis.]]
+[[Image:FA-JD-M1911A1-1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
+[[Image:Vincent Rottiers-M1911.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
-==FN Model 1900==
+==Beretta M1934==
-Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) is seen with a [[FN Model 1900]] pistol, as is Gaëlle Lemenech ([[Déborah François]]) .
+Suzy Deprez ([[Marie Gillain]]) and Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) use a [[Beretta M1934]] pistol.‎
-[[Image:FNM1900.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN Model 1900, .32 ACP]]
+[[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|300px|Beretta M1934]]
-[[Image:Sophie_Marceau-FN1900.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Louise Desfontaines saves scientist (Conrad Cecil) out torture in a military hospital.]]
+[[Image:FA-MG-B-M1934.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
-[[Image:FNM1900-suppresseor.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|The suppressor is, contrary to its appearance, mounted correctly. The Model 1900's barrel is on the ''bottom'' of the slide, rather than the top like most handguns.]]
-[[Image:Deborah_Francois-FN_Model_1900_pistol.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px| Gaëlle Lemenech kill the Germans for the first time.]]
-[[Image:Deborah_Francois-FN_Model_1900.jpg ‎|none|thumb|600px|In Deborah's hand is FN Model 1900 pistol.]]
-==M1911 pistol series==
+==Unique Bcf-66==
-Jeanne Faussier ([[Julie Depardieu]]) uses a [[M1911 pistol series#M1911|M1911 pistol series]] pistol.
+Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) in action at the station pulls a suppressed [[Unique Bcf-66]] pistol. This gun's appearance in a WWII setting in anachronistic.
-[[Image:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1911 pistol]]
+[[Image:Unique Bcf-66.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|300px|Unique Bcf-66 - .380 ACP]]
-[[File:JulieDepardieu-M1911.jpg‎|none|thumb|601px|Jeanne Faussier with a pistol pinned down by Eddy, suspicious of treason.]]
+[[Image:FA-SM-B1934.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
-[[File:Julie_Depardieu-_SS-uniform.jpg‎‎ |none|thumb|601px|Jeanne Faussier, disguised as an SS soldier, fires her [[M1911]] pistol at a German.]]
 ==Colt Model 1903/1908==
-Maria Luzzato ([[Maya Sansa]]) uses a [[Colt Model 1903/1908]] pistol.
+Maria Luzzato ([[Maya Sansa]]) is armed with a [[Colt Model 1903/1908]] pistol. This weapon is also seen in Jeanne Faussier´s ([[Julie Depardieu]]) hand.
-[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg‎|thumb|none|400px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP]]
+[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP]]
-[[File:MariaLuzzato-ColtModel.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Maria Luzzato with her Colt Model 1903/1908.‎]]
+[[Image:FA-MS-C-M1903-2.jpg|none|thumb|600px|‎]]
-[[File:Metro-ColtModel.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Maria Luzzato initiates the firefight in the subway.‎]]
+[[Image:FA-JD-CM1900.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|‎]]
+== FN Model 1910 ==
+An [[FN Model 1910]] is seen in a weapons cache seized from a maquisard hideout, along with an [M1911A1]] and [[Smith & Wesson Victory Model]] revolvers.
+[[Image:Browning 1910.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1910 with wood grips - .380 ACP]]
+[[Image:FA-R-MAB-M-D.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Col. Heindrich ([[Moritz Bleibtreu]]) views weapons discovered by the ''Gestapo''.]]
-==Walther PP pistol series==
+== Smith & Wesson Victory Model ==
-Karl Heindrich ([[Moritz Bleibtreu]]) uses a [[Walther PP]] pistol.
+[[Image:S&W-Victory-Model.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Victory Model‎‎]]
-[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|400px|Walther PP]]
+[[Image:FA-S&W-Victory-M.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
-[[File:Heindrich-WaltherPP.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|The SS-officer Karl Heindrich fires at a fleeing resistance member with his [[Walther PP]] pistol.‎]]
-[[File:KarlHeindrich-WaltherPP.jpg‎ |none|thumb|600px|Karl Heindrich fires during the firefight on the subway.]]
-==Walther P38==
+==Luger P08==
-[[Image:P38Black.jpg‎ |none|thumb|300px|]]
+A German NCO holds a [[Luger P08]] pistol during a firefight with the maquisards.
-[[File:Volker_Bruch-Walther_P38.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Lieutenant Becker ([[Volker Bruch]]) uses a [[Walther P38]] pistol.‎‎]]
+[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 pistol - 9x19mm Parabellum]]
-‎
+[[Image:FA-G-L-P08.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
-==Beretta M1934==
+==Walther PP pistol==
-Suzy Desprez ([[Marie Gillain]]) uses a [[Beretta M1934]] pistol.
+Standartenführer SS Karl Heindrich ([[Moritz Bleibtreu]]) carries a [[Walther PP]] pistol.
-[[Image:Beretta Model 1934 Pistol.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|350px|Beretta M1934]]
+[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg‎‎|thumb|none|300px|Walther PP]]
-[[File:Marie_Gillain-Beretta_M_1935.jpg‎ |none|thumb|600px|Suzy Deprez ([[Marie Gillain]]) get the [[Beretta M1934]] pistol with the task to kill Karl Heindrich.‎]]
+[[Image:FN-MB-W-PP-1.jpg‎|none|thumb|601px|‎]]
-[[File:Mariegillain-beretta.jpg‎ |none|thumb|600px|]]
-==Unknown pistol==
+==Walther P38==
-Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) uses an unknown suppressed pistol.
+Lieutenant Becker ([[Volker Bruch]]) can be seen with a [[Walther P38]] pistol.
-[[File:Sophie_Marceau-Walther_P38.jpg‎ |none|thumb|600px|Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) with the unknown pistol.]]
+[[Image:P38Black.jpg‎ |none|thumb|300px|Walther P38 pistol (manufactured at the Mauser Factory) - World War II dated - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:VB-FlO-WP38.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
 =Submachine guns=
 ==Sten Mk II==
-Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]), her brother Pierre ([[Julien Boisselier]]), and other maquists used a [[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns.
+Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]), her brother Pierre ([[Julien Boisselier]]), and other maquisards use a [[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns.
-[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk II Submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mk II Submachine gun - 9x19mm]]
-‎[[Image:Julien_Boisselier-Sten.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
+‎[[Image:Sophie Marceau-Sten .jpg‎‎|none|thumb|601px|]]
-[[Image:Sophie_Marceau-Sten_.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
+[[Image:Julien Boisselier-Sten.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|601px|]]
-[[Image:Maquist-sten.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|]]
+[[Image:Maquist-sten.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Eddy ([[Vincent Rottiers]]), with a machine gun in hand, leads the captured German soldier.]]
 ==MP40==
-Jeanne Faussier ([[Julie Depardieu]]) uses a [[MP40]] submachine gun.
+German [[MP40]] submachine guns are used by German soldiers and members of the resistance.
 [[Image:MP40Side.jpg‎ |thumb|none|400px|MP40]]
-[[File:Julie_Depardieu-MP40.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Jeanne Faussier downs a "Boche" (German) with an [[MP40]] submachine gun.‎]]
+[[Image:Julie Depardieu-MP40.jpg‎‎|none|thumb|601px|Jeanne Faussier (Julie Depardieu) downs a "Boche" (German) with an German submachine gun.‎]]
-[[File:Ss-man-MP40.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|German soldier armed with a [[MP40]] submachine gun killed Melchior and takes Louise as his hostage.‎]]
+[[Image:‎Ss-man-MP40.jpg|none|thumb|601px|An SS man part of an escort is armed with a submachine gun.‎]]
-‎[[File:German_military_police_with_MP40.jpg‎|none|thumb|600px|German military police on station with [[MP40]] submachine guns.‎]]
+[[Image:German military police with MP40.jpg‎|thumb|none|601px|German military police patrol with [[MP40]] submachine guns on slings.]]
+‎
 =Rifles=
-==Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)==
+==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T)==
-[[Image:Smle4mk1t.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK 1 .303 British]]
+Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) uses a [[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T)]] rifle to cover her husband at the station.
-[[Image:SophieMarceau-Lee-Enfield.jpg‎ ‎‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) uses a [[Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE)]] rifle to cover her husband at the station.]]
+[[Image:Smle4mk1t.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T) - .303 British]]
-‎[[Image:SM-SMLE.jpg‎ ‎‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|View from the side.]]
+[[Image:SM-FlO-LeeEnfiled.jpg‎‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|View from the side.]]
+[[Image:FA LeeEnfield.jpg|none|thumb|601px|The distinctive front sight of the No. 4 can be seen in this screenshot.]]
+‎
-==MAS-36==
+==MAS-36 Sporterized==
-Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) uses a [[MAS-36]] rifle.
+For the action in the subway, Louise Desfontaines ([[Sophie Marceau]]) uses a suppressed [[MAS-36|Sporterized MAS-36 rifle]] with a scope.
-[[Image:MAS36.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAS-36 7.5x54mm French]]
+[[Image:MAS Sporter.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Sporterized MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French]]
-‎[[Image:LouiseDesfontaines-MAS-36.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Louise and Melchior ([[Robin Renucci]]) inspect a "sporterized" [[MAS-36]] rifle.]]
+‎[[Image:LouiseDesfontaines-MAS-36.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|601px|Louise and Melchior ([[Robin Renucci]]) inspect a "sporterized" MAS-36 sniper rifle.]]
-[[Image:Metro-MAS-36.jpg‎‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Louise fires the [[MAS-36]] during the firefight in the subway.]]
+[[Image:FA-SM-MAS-36-2.jpg‎‎‎|none|thumb|600px|Louise in the subway shootout with her sniper rifle.]]
-==Karabiner 98k==
+==M43 Spanish Mauser==
-[[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|400px|Walther PP]]
+The German soldiers can be seen with a [[M43 Spanish Mauser]] rifle.
-[[Image:Germans-Karabiner_98k.jpg‎ |none|thumb|600px|German soldier with a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle on the strap.]]
+[[Image:Mauser m43.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|450px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+[[Image:G-FlO-K98k-1.jpg|none|thumb|600px|]]
 =Machine guns=
 ==MG34==
-[[Image:Mg-34.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|350px|MG34]]
+A German soldier in the sidecar of a motorcycle is armed with an [[MG34]] machine gun.
-[[Image:German_soldiers-MG34.jpg‎ ‎ |none|thumb|600px|German soldiers with a [[MG34]] machine gun in a sidecar.‎]]
+[[Image:Mg-34.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|none|450px|MG34]]
+[[Image:G-FlO-MG34.jpg|none|thumb|600px|‎]]

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Handguns

FN Model 1900

MAB Model D

Browning Hi-Power

Colt M1911A1 pistol

Beretta M1934

Unique Bcf-66

Colt Model 1903/1908

FN Model 1910

Smith & Wesson Victory Model

Luger P08

Walther PP pistol

Walther P38

Submachine guns

Sten Mk II

MP40

Rifles

Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I (T)

MAS-36 Sporterized

M43 Spanish Mauser

Machine guns

MG34

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