Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939 · 1h 37m

1Nom

Directed by Herbert Wilcox

Synopsis

British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, she helps him flee to Holland. Outraged at the number of soldiers detained in the camps, Edith, along with a group of sympathizers, devises a plan to help the prisoners escape. As the group works to free the soldiers, Edith must keep her activities secret from the Germans

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Details

Released
31 August 1939
Runtime
1h 37m
Director
Herbert Wilcox
Writers
Michael Hogan, Reginald Berkeley
Countries
United States of America
Languages
English
Production
RKO Radio Pictures, Imperadio Pictures Ltd.

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Cast

  • Anna Neagle
  • Edna May Oliver
  • George Sanders
  • May Robson
  • Zasu Pitts
  • H.B. Warner
  • Sophie Stewart
  • Mary Howard
  • Robert Coote
  • Martin Kosleck