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Nurse Edith Cavell

6.6/10
TMDB12 votes
1939Original: English97 min

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

Genres: Drama, War
Cast: Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders, May Robson, Zasu Pitts

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About Nurse Edith Cavell

"This Woman Must Die!"

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) is a film in the drama, war genres. Directed by Herbert Wilcox. The cast includes Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders, May Robson.

Released
1939-08-31
Original language
English
Runtime
97 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures, Imperadio Pictures Ltd.
Writers
Michael Hogan, Reginald Berkeley

Nurse Edith Cavell cast & characters

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6.6/10 from 12 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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Anna Neagle in the title role and Edna May Oliver as the Countess de Mavon are on great form in this authentic looking biopic of the first world war nurse who ran a small hospital in Brussels. The two women quickly establish a network to help prisoners of war escape home via Holland, but it doesn't take the Bosch long to discover what's going on and the stiff necked sophisticate, "Capt. Heinrichs" (George Sanders)…

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Anna Neagle in the title role and Edna May Oliver as the Countess de Mavon are on great form in this authentic looking biopic of the first world war nurse who ran a small hospital in Brussels. The two women quickly establish a network to help prisoners of war escape home via Holland, but it doesn't take the Bosch long to discover what's going on and the stiff necked sophisticate, "Capt. Heinrichs" (George Sanders) leads the investigation into their increasingly perilous activities. The outcome is the stuff of history, and the story stays tragically faithful to that - Herbert Wilcox tells the tale of these heroic folks poignantly and sympathetically. It's maybe not the best from a technical perspective, the film looks much older than it is and the lighting could do with a little more wattage; but with the help of a few stars from the silent era - Zasu Pitts and HB Warner - alongside a smashing Anthony Collins score, we really do get a feeling for the terrible risks they took and for their courage and bravery. Even now - over 100 year later, it's still an evocative story well told.

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What is Nurse Edith Cavell about?

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

Who stars in Nurse Edith Cavell?

Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders, May Robson, Zasu Pitts, H.B. Warner. See the cast cards above for character names.

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