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Nurse Edith Cavell is an American war film first released in 1939,
directed by Herbert Wilcox.
The film is based on a novel by Edith Cavell and stars Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver, George Sanders, May Robson and Zasu Pitts.
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Credits
- Director: Herbert Wilcox
- Script: Reginald Berkeley, Edith Cavell (novel), Michael Hogan
- Photo: Joseph H. August, Freddie Young
- Music: Anthony Collins
- Cast: 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), Sophie Stewart (Sister Williams), Mary Howard (Nurse O’Brien), Robert Coote (Bungey), Martin Kosleck (Pierre), Gui Ignon (Cobbler), Lionel Royce (Gen. von Ehrhardt), Jimmy Butler (Jean Rappard), Rex Downing (François Rappard), Henry Brandon (Lt. Schultz), Louis V. Arco (Pvt. Rammler), Egon Brecher (Dr. Gunther), Adrienne D’Ambricourt (Undetermined Role), Richard Deane (Lt. Wilson, Airman), Joe De Stefani (Manager), Ernst Deutsch (Dr. Schroeder, Public Prosecutor), William Edmunds (Albert), Gilbert Emery (Brand Whitlock), Jack Gargan (German Soldier), Eugene Gericke (Young German Soldier), Halliwell Hobbes (British Chaplain), Willy Kaufman (Baron von Weser), Fritz Leiber (Sadi Kirschen), Torben Meyer (Bit Role), Lucien Prival (Lt. Schmidt), Frank Reicher (Baron von Bissing), Bert Roach (George Moulin), Bodil Rosing (Charlotte), Robert R. Stephenson (German Officer), Henry Victor (Jaubec), Wilhelm von Brincken (German Firing Squad Officer), Gustav von Seyffertitz (President of Trial Court)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 108 min; B&W
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