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Mary Lindell works for the French Red Cross in occupied France during World War II and helps Allied airmen who have been shot down to escape to the unoccupied side. Her activities are complicated by her high profile and her daughter's love... See more »

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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.
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Countess Mary Lindell
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Major James Leggatt, The Guards
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SS Capt. Herman Gruber
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Maurice Lindell, Mary's Son
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Barbe Lindell
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Father LeBlanc
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Dubois
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Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
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Court General
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Col. Miles Grant, Leggat's CO
Stevan Rimkus ...
German Pilot
Tom Hodgkins ...
Ben, Big Canada
Michael Crossman ...
Little Canada
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Henry Smallwood, American Embasy
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Von Bismarck
Mikush Alexander ...
Erich Von Stultsberg
Paul Haigh ...
Sealove, RAF
Stefan Gryff ...
Fernand, Lindell's Servant
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Commandant Reingart
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SS Captain
John Kerr ...
Gunner (as John Sandford)
Marie-Paule von Roesgen ...
Jeanette Odille
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Blondie
Jane Montgomery ...
Henen of Troy, British Sgt.
Metin Yenal ...
German Surgeon
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German Soldier (uncredited)
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SS Officer Claus (uncredited)
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German Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Larry Elikann

Written by

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Chris Bryant ... (written by)

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Jacqueline Adler ... co-producer
William Hill ... producer
Karen Mack ... executive producer
Tom Reeve ... producer
Sally Robinson ... supervising producer (as Sally Beth Robinson)

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Lee Holdridge

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Dennis C. Lewiston

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Peter V. White

Editorial Department

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David Helfand ... assistant editor

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Joyce Gallie

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John Blezard

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Alan Cassie

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Simon Wakefield

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Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department

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Iris Bakker ... makeup artist
Tricia Cameron ... key hair stylist
Aileen Seaton ... lead makeup artist

Production Management

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Suzy Beugen ... executive in charge of production
David van Ossenbruggen ... unit production manager
Randall Torno ... post-production supervisor

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Craig Huston ... first assistant director
Johann Nijenhus ... second assistant director

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Manuel Demoulling ... stand-by props
Neil Hearfield ... carpenter
Arthur Wicks ... property master

Sound Department

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Sam Black ... re-recording mixer
Trevor Black ... sound mixer / sound
Anthony Constantini ... re-recording mixer
Donavan Dear ... boom operator
Thomas J. Huth ... re-recording mixer
Eric A. Norris ... sound effects editor
Burton Weinstein ... sound supervisor

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Roland Goddijn ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jim Boorer ... key grip
Tom Brown ... gaffer

Casting Department

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Sally Osoba ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dave Croucher ... wardrobe assistant
Jenny Hawkins ... wardrobe assistant
George Nichols ... wardrobe supervisor
Marian van Nieuwenhuyzen ... wardrobe assistant

Music Department

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John Caper Jr. ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Diana Dill ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Tessy Martin ... driver

Additional Crew

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Bret A. Arnold ... production assistant
Adam Blake ... stand-in
Laurent Dumas ... production assistant
Hester Goldberg ... production secretary
David M. Goodman ... production coordinator (as David Goodman)
Filine Ledeboer ... production coordinator
Avi Levy ... production accountant
Philip James Morgan ... stand-in
Carrie O'Brien ... production assistant
Adoley Odunton ... supervising executive
Jason Wingate ... production assistant
Ellen Endo-Dizon ... production executive (uncredited)
Barry Wynne ... Based on the book 'No Drums...No Trumpets' (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Mary Lindell works for the French Red Cross in occupied France during World War II and helps Allied airmen 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. Written by Ed Sutton

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Also Known As
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame: One Against the Wind (#41.1) (United States)
  • The Story of Mary Lindell (United States)
  • Allein gegen den Wind (Germany)
  • Contra el viento: La historia de Mary Lindell (Spain)
  • El largo camino de la libertad (Spain)
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  • 96 min
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Trivia First film of Mark Strong. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951). See more »
Soundtracks Non, je ne Regrette rien See more »
Quotes German Soldier: What did he say?
Countess Mary Lindell: When you're dying, you all ask for the same thing. You ask for your mother.
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