Nurse Edith Cavell

Name: Nurse Edith Cavell
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1939-08-31
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders, May Robson, Zasu Pitts

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1939 · 97 min · Drama · War · TMDB 6.6/10

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

Directed by Herbert Wilcox

Cast

Anna Neagle — Nurse Edith Cavell
Edna May Oliver — Countess de Mavon
George Sanders — Capt. Heinrichs
May Robson — Mme. Rappard
Zasu Pitts — Mme. Moulin