Axis Sally (film)

Axis Sally is an upcoming drama film directed by Michael Polish, based on a book Axis Sally Confidential by William E. Owen. It stars Al Pacino, Meadow Williams, Thomas Kretschmann, Swen Temmel and Mitch Pileggi. The film began production in January 2019.

Plot
After going to drama school in Ohio, Mildred Gillars (Meadow Williams) traveled throughout Europe following her dream of fame before settling in WWII-era Germany with a job working as an actress on Radio Berlin, introducing records and musical performances and blanketing the world with messages that many deemed treasonous. Gillars became known to American soldiers as "Axis Sally" - the voice behind the Third Reich's propaganda. Gillars attempted to leave but Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels (Thomas Kretschmann) threatened her with death should she try to defect. After the war, Gillars was arrested and returned to the U.S. and put on trial for treason. US authorities maintained that she was a traitor, whereas Gillars insisted that she was merely an actress in the wrong place at the wrong time, forced to swear loyalty to Germany against her will.

Cast

 * Al Pacino as James Laughlin, an attorney who represented Gillars after she was put on trial for treason.
 * Meadow Williams as Mildred Gillars
 * Thomas Kretschmann as Joseph Goebbels, the head of the Nazi propaganda machine.
 * Mitch Pileggi as John Kelly, the prosecutor at Gillars's trial.
 * Lala Kent as Kelly's assistant
 * Swen Temmel as Billy Owen
 * Drew Taylor as Randy

Production
Principal photography for the film takes place at Dorado, Puerto Rico in February 2019.