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A gripping story of the martyrdom of Edith Cavell during World War I. Nurse Cavell’s Brussells hospital cares for friend and foe alike, and becomes the focal point in an underground system, assisting refugees and escaped POW’s over the border to Holland. When the German High Command accuses her of espionage, she is arrested, tried and sentenced to death before a firing squad.
Original Release
09/01/1939
US Release
09/01/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 / Mr. Hugh Gibson |
| Sophie Stewart | Sister Watkins / Sister Williams |
| Mary Howard | Nurse O'Brien |
| Robert Coote | Bungey |
| Martin Kosleck | Pierre |
Directors
Writers
Michael Hogan, Reginald Berkeley, Edith Cavell
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 / Mr. Hugh Gibson |
| Sophie Stewart | Sister Watkins / Sister Williams |
| Mary Howard | Nurse O'Brien |
| Robert Coote | Bungey |
| Martin Kosleck | Pierre |
| Gui Ignon | Cobbler |
| Lionel Royce | Gen. Von Erhardt / Gen. von Ehrhardt |
| Jimmy Butler | Jean / Jean Rappard |
| Rex Downing | François Rappard / Francois |
| Henry Brandon | Lt. Schultz |
| Fritz Leiber | Sadi Kirschen / Attorney for Defense |
| Gilbert Emery | Brand Whitlock |
| Lucien Prival | Lt. Schmidt |
| Richard Deane | Lt. Wilson, Airman / Lt. Wilson |
| Frank Reicher | Baron Von Bissing |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herbert Wilcox | Producer |
| Merrill G. White | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |
