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Nurse Edith Cavell

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1939 film by Herbert Wilcox

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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

Released: 1939-08-3197 minDir: Herbert WilcoxDrama, War

Cast

  • Anna Neagle as Nurse Edith Cavell
  • Edna May Oliver as Countess de Mavon
  • George Sanders as Capt. Heinrichs
  • May Robson as Mme. Rappard
  • Zasu Pitts as Mme. Moulin
  • H.B. Warner as Hugh Gibson

Themes

  • nurse
  • biography
  • hospital

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

416 votes

Year
1939
Runtime
108 min
Genres
Biography, Drama, War
Rated
Approved
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
Edith Cavell
Screenwriter
Michael Hogan
Cast member
William Edmunds
Cinematographer
Freddie Young
Narrative location
Belgium
Duration
98
FilmAffinity ID
410613
Image
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) 1.jpg
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publication date
1939-01-01
title
Nurse Edith Cavell
distributed by
RKO Pictures
film editor
Elmo Williams
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