Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

"This Woman Must Die!"

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

Date of release
1939-08-31
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Herbert Wilcox

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Edith Cavell
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Nurse Edith Cavell is a 1939 American war drama film directed by British director Herbert Wilcox about Edith Cavell. The film was nominated at the 1939 Oscars for Best Original Score.

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