United States / Aug 31, 1939
"This Woman Must Die!"
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Joe De Stefani | Manager |
| Richard Deane | Lt. Wilson, Airman |
| Ernst Deutsch | Dr. Schroeder, Public Prosecutor |
| William Edmunds | Albert |
| Gilbert Emery | Brand Whitlock |
| Jack Gargan | German Soldier |
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| 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 |
| Gene Garrick | Young German Soldier |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nurse Edith Cavell |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Imperadio Pictures Ltd. |
| Release date | 31 agosto 1939 |
| Production | Herbert Wilcox, Merrill G. White |
| Writer | Reginald Berkeley, Edith Cavell, Michael Hogan |
| Editing | Elmo Williams |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August, Freddie Young |
| Assistant directors | James H. Anderson, Lloyd Richards, Herbert Wilcox |
| Camera operators | Joseph H. August, Freddie Young |
| Additional photography | Joseph H. August, Freddie Young |
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| Production design | Lawrence P. Williams, Darrell Silvera |
| Art direction | Lawrence P. Williams, Darrell Silvera |
| Set decoration | Darrell Silvera, Lawrence P. Williams |
| Music | Anthony Collins, Richard Van Hessen |
| Sound | Anthony Collins, Richard Van Hessen |
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