Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

"This Woman Must Die!" 1939-08-31 United States of America 97 Min. PG-13
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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

Cast

Anna Neagle is Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
Edna May Oliver is Countess de Mavon
Countess de Mavon
George Sanders is Capt. Heinrichs
Capt. Heinrichs
May Robson is Mme. Rappard
Mme. Rappard
Zasu Pitts is Mme. Moulin
Mme. Moulin
H.B. Warner is Hugh Gibson
Hugh Gibson
Sophie Stewart is Sister Williams
Sister Williams
Mary Howard is Nurse O'Brien
Nurse O'Brien
Robert Coote is Bungey
Gui Ignon is Cobbler
Cobbler
Lionel Royce is Gen. von Ehrhardt
Gen. von Ehrhardt