Film

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939 · 1h 37m · Drama · War

"This Woman Must Die!"

IMDb

6.5

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

Anna Neagle

Nurse Edith Cavell

Edna May Oliver

Countess de Mavon

George Sanders

Capt. Heinrichs

May Robson

Mme. Rappard

Zasu Pitts

Mme. Moulin

H.B. Warner

Hugh Gibson

Sophie Stewart

Sister Williams

Mary Howard

Nurse O'Brien

Robert Coote

Bungey

Martin Kosleck

Pierre

Gui Ignon

Cobbler

Lionel Royce

Gen. von Ehrhardt

Jimmy Butler

Jean Rappard

Rex Downing

François Rappard

Henry Brandon

Lt. Schultz

Louis V. Arco

Pvt. Rammler

• Herbert WilcoxDirector · Producer
• Michael HoganWriter
• Reginald BerkeleyStory
• Edith CavellNovel
• Freddie YoungDirector of Photography
• Joseph H. AugustDirector of Photography
• Anthony CollinsOriginal Music Composer
• Elmo WilliamsEditor

Release date

August 31, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama, War

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