Charlotte Gray
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gillian Armstrong
Produced by	Sarah Curtis Douglas Rae
Written by	Sebastian Faulks (novel) Jeremy Brock
Starring	Cate Blanchett Michael Gambon Billy Crudup
Distributed by	Warner Bros. (USA) FilmFour (UK) Senator Film (Germany) Universal Pictures (all other areas)
Release date(s)	17 December 2001
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United Kingdom Australia
Language	English
IMDb profile

Charlotte Gray is a 2001 feature film directed by Gillian Armstrong, based on the novel by Sebastian Faulks. Gillian Armstrong (born 18 December 1950 is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries Douglas Rae is a Scottish businessman At present he is chairman of the Golden Casket confectionery corporation (best known for Buchanan's toffee and Millions the "tiny Sebastian Faulks CBE FRSL (born 20 April 1953) is an acclaimed English Novelist. Jeremy Brock is an actor producer writer and director whose works include the screenplays Mrs Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. William Gaither “Billy” Crudup (ˈkruːdəp born July 8, 1968) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor of Film and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Film4 is a free digital Television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned and operated by Channel 4, that screens Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Gillian Armstrong (born 18 December 1950 is an award-winning Australian director of feature films and documentaries Charlotte Gray is a 1999 book by Sebastian Faulks and completes his loose trilogy of books about France with an account of the adventures of a young Sebastian Faulks CBE FRSL (born 20 April 1953) is an acclaimed English Novelist.

Production

It is set in Vichy, France, during World War II. Vichy ( Occitan: Vichèi) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The film features Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon and Rupert Penry-Jones. Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (born 14 May 1969 is an Academy Award -winning Australian Actress and Stage director. William Gaither “Billy” Crudup (ˈkruːdəp born July 8, 1968) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor of Film and Rupert Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970 London) is an English Actor, best known for his role as Adam Carter in the British television The film was filmed on location at Saint Antonin Noble Val, in the French department of Tarn-et-Garonne, as well as on locations in England, Scotland and at Pinewood Studios. Tarn-et-Garonne is a French department in the southwest of France. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Pinewood Studios is a major British Film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. The film was not commercially successful and contributed to severe financial problems, and subsequent scaling-down of operations and restructuring, within FilmFour productions.

The story is inspired by the exploits of a number of women trained in Britain who were dropped into France to provide a communications link to the French resistance (some of the best known including Pearl Cornioley, Nancy Wake, Odette Samson and Violette Szabo). Cecile Pearl Witherington Cornioley CBE ( June 24 1914 - February 24 2008) was a World War II SOE agent Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM (born August 30 1912 is a New Zealand born Australian who served as a British agent during the later part of Odette Marie Céline Sansom, (née Brailly GC, MBE, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, ( 28 April Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, GC (26 June 1921 &ndash c

Plot Summary

In 1942, a young Scot, Charlotte Gray, travels to London to take a job as a medical receptionist for a Harley Street doctor. On the train she talks to two men sharing her compartment, and one of them - who works for the secret service - gives her his card. Despite the war, social life in London is in full swing and the attractive, intelligent girl soon meets up with an airman, Peter Gregory. The temporary nature of life at the time is epitomised when she quickly loses her virginity and then her heart to him. The romance is heightened when Gregory is sent on a mission over France and news comes back to Charlotte that he is missing in action. Missing in action is a status assigned to a member of the armed services who is reported missing following combat

Charlotte spent much of her childhood in France and speaks the language fluently - a talent that the secret service wishes to exploit in its effort to support the French Resistance. She subsequently joins a Special Operations Executive (SOE)training course. The Special Operations Executive ( SOE) (sometimes referred to as "the Baker Street Irregulars " after Sherlock Holmes ' fictional group of helpers Once it has grilled her on methods of interrogation, dyed her hair a mousy brown and replaced her fillings, Charlotte is parachuted into France to complete a specified mission. But instead of doing her job and heading home, she sets out to find Gregory's whereabouts.

Cast

• Cate Blanchett (Charlotte Gray)
• Billy Crudup (Julien Levade)
• Michael Gambon (Levade)
• Rupert Penry-Jones (Peter Gregory)
• James Fleet (Richard Cannerley)
• Abigail Cruttenden (Daisy)

External links

• Official site
• Charlotte Gray at the Internet Movie Database