Nurse Edith Cavell 1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
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
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
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Full Cast & Crew... Nurse Edith Cavell
... Countess de Mavon
... Capt. Heinrichs
... Mme. Rappard
... Mme. Moulin
... Hugh Gibson
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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.
Release Date:
Aug 31, 1939 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 37`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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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.
Cast & Crew of
Nurse Edith Cavell
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Nurse Edith Cavell
... Countess de Mavon
... Capt. Heinrichs
... Mme. Rappard
... Mme. Moulin
... Hugh Gibson
... Sister Williams
... Nurse O'Brien
... Bungey
... Pierre
GI
Gui Ignon... Cobbler
... Gen. von Ehrhardt
... Jean Rappard
... François Rappard
... Lt. Schultz
LVA
Louis V. Arco... Pvt. Rammler
... Dr. Gunther
... Undetermined Role
... Manager
... Lt. Wilson, Airman
Produced By
... Producer
MGW
Merrill G. White... Associate Producer