Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
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
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.06 |
Directed By
Herbert Wilcox
Crew
Herbert Wilcox
Reginald Berkeley
Edith Cavell
Michael Hogan
Herbert Wilcox
Merrill G. White
Anthony Collins
Joseph H. August
Freddie Young
Elmo Williams
Lawrence P. Williams
Darrell Silvera
James H. Anderson
Lloyd Richards
Richard Van Hessen
TOP 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
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
Egon Brecher
Dr. Gunther
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Undetermined Role
Joe De Stefani
Manager
Richard Deane
Lt. Wilson, Airman
Ernst Deutsch
Dr. Schroeder, Public Prosecutor
William Edmunds
Albert
Gilbert Emery
Brand Whitlock
Jack Gargan
German Soldier
Halliwell Hobbes
British Chaplain
Willy Kaufman
Baron von Weser
Fritz Leiber
Sadi Kirschen
Torben Meyer
Bit Role
Lucien Prival
Lt. Schmidt
Frank Reicher
Baron von Bissing
Bert Roach
George Moulin
Bodil Rosing
Charlotte
Robert R. Stephenson
German Officer
Henry Victor
Jaubec
Wilhelm von Brincken
German Firing Squad Officer
Gustav von Seyffertitz
President of Trial Court
Gene Garrick
Young German Soldier
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