| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 60 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Robert H. Gardner. |
| Cast |
Grace Srinivasan, Joe Isenberg. |
| Summary |
Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story brings to life the story of a woman's extraordinary courage, tested in the crucible of Nazi-occupied Paris. With an American mother and Indian Muslim father, Noor Inayat Khan was an extremely unusual British agent, and her life spent growing up in a Sufi center of learning in Paris seemed an unlikely preparation for the dangerous work to come. Yet it was in this place of universal peace and contemplation that her remarkable courage was forged. In early 1943, Khan was recruited as a covert operative into Winston Churchill's Special Operations Executive (SOE). Churchill's orders: to "Set Europe ablaze". After the collapse and arrest of her entire network, Khan became the only surviving radio operator linking the British to the French Resistance in Paris, coordinating the airdrop of weapons, explosives, and agents and supporting the rescue of downed Allied fliers. Betrayed by a French collaborator after four months, Khan resisted brutal interrogation by the Gestapo, escaping twice-only to be recaptured and sent to Germany where, at last, she was executed at Dachau. |
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Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Khan, Noor Inayat, 1914-1944.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Women spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Gardner, Robert, 1947 June 3- film director, film producer.
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Gardner, Carrie, screenwriter, film producer.
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Gardner, Char, film producer.
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Morrison, Jeremy, editor of moving image work.
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Mirren, Helen, narrator.
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Srinivasan, Grace, actor.
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Isenberg, Joe, actor.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11387676 |
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