Bruce Beresford directs Nancy Wake story
Bruce Beresford will direct the story of Australian war hero Nancy Wake in an upcoming major feature film called The White Mouse and produced by Peter Glover and Sue Milliken.
The film will be the second bio-pic on Wake’s life, the first, a telemovie called Nancy Wake (True Colours in the US) starring Noni Hazelhurst.
Production is expected in the second half of 2012 for the bio-pic on Wake, the highest decorated woman of WWII. While working with the French Resistance, she commanded 7000 Maquis fighters in preparation for D-Day.
Wake, who passed away in London aged 98 yesterday, Sunday 7 August, was born in New Zealand but moved to Australia at a young age with her family before leading a life fit for cinema.
This is exiting news. Australia needs another hero just now, one that was fearless and knew the value of freedom from tyranny. Nancy Wake has all the ingredients to create a highly successful film and Bruce Beresford should do her proud.