Rent The Gentle Sex (1943)
3.3 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 28min
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- Synopsis:
Made in 1943 'The Gentle Sex' highlights, in a sometimes amusing manner, the contribution women made to the war effort and the rather patronising approach they had to endure from some of their male counterparts. During World War 2 seven women are thrown together in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Despite being from very different backgrounds the women quickly form a bond and become firm friends. Once they have completed their basic training the women are given their assignments. Four of them become lorry drivers and are ordered to undertake a dangerous mission driving their vehicles through the night in bad weather to make an important delivery to a boatyard. The remaining women are put in charge of anti-aircraft guns. Despite the opposition from some of the men they encounter the film highlights the enormous contribution made by women during the War. - Actors:
- Joan Gates, Jean Gillie, Joan Greenwood, Joyce Howard, Rosamund John, Lilli Palmer, Barbara Waring, John Justin, Elliott Mason, Tony Bazell, Frederick Leister, Everley Gregg, John Laurie, Mary Jerrold, Meriel Forbes, Noreen Craven, Miles Malleson, Jimmy Hanley, Frederick Peisley, Ronald Shiner
- Directors:
- Leslie Howard, Maurice Elvey
- Producers:
- Leslie Howard, Derrick De Marney
- Voiced By:
- Leslie Howard
- Narrated By:
- Leslie Howard
- Writers:
- Moie Charles, Aimée Stuart, Doris Langley Moore, Elizabeth Baron, Roland Pertwee
- Studio:
- Strawberrry Media
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Operation Mincemeat, British WWII Films: The Home Front and Europe, Drama Films & TV, Films to Watch If You Like..., Top 10 British Actresses of the 1940s, Top 10 British War Films (1939-45), Top Films
