Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

6.6/10 97 min Drama War

Overview

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

Cast

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

Lionel Royce

Gen. von Ehrhardt

Jimmy Butler

Jean Rappard

Rex Downing

François Rappard

Henry Brandon

Lt. Schultz

Egon Brecher

Dr. Gunther

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Undetermined Role

Joe De Stefani

Manager

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