A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
Ada Bodart
- Self
- (as Madame Ada Bodart)
Chili Bouchier
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
Lionel d'Aragon
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaA copy of this film survives at the British Film Institute.
- Quotes
Nurse Edith Cavell: I have no fear nor shrinking. I have seen death so often that it is not strange or fearful to me.
- ConnectionsVersion of Nurse and Martyr (1915)
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A strong story of true heroism
In 1914 nurse Edith Cavell (Sybil Thorndike) works in a Brussells care home when World War I breaks out. Through the war she uses the home as a cover helping 210 British PoWs escape from the Germans back home to England before she is caught.
Adapted from the play by Reginald Berkeley, Herbert Wilcox's film perfectly captures the heroism of Nurse Edith Cavell led by a superb and rare early performance by stage actress Thorndike. Ada Bodent appears as herself as one of the Belgian citizens who helped Cavell.
Adapted from the play by Reginald Berkeley, Herbert Wilcox's film perfectly captures the heroism of Nurse Edith Cavell led by a superb and rare early performance by stage actress Thorndike. Ada Bodent appears as herself as one of the Belgian citizens who helped Cavell.
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- vampire_hounddog
- Oct 19, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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