Released:
1939-08-31

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

Director:
Herbert Wilcox

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Anna Neagle
  as
  Nurse Edith Cavell
• 
  Edna May Oliver
  as
  Countess de Mavon
• 
  George Sanders
  as
  Capt. Heinrichs
• 
  May Robson
  as
  Mme. Rappard
• 
  Zasu Pitts
  as
  Mme. Moulin