Nurse Edith Cavell

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 31, 1939

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

RKO Radio Pictures,Imperadio Pictures Ltd.

Cast

Adrienne D'Ambricourt,William Edmunds,May Robson,Edna May Oliver,Rex Downing,Wilhelm von Brincken,Fritz Leiber,Henry Victor,Gene Garrick,H.B. Warnerand 27 more

Director

Herbert Wilcox

Writer

Edith Cavell,Michael Hogan,Reginald Berkeley

Producer

Herbert Wilcox

Cinematography

Freddie Young,Joseph H. August

Music

Anthony Collins

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0031737