Released only days after the start of ww ii, british producerdirector herbert wilcoxs remake of his own 1928 silent. Nurse edith cavell is a 1939 american film directed by british director herbert wilcox about. When the son of a recently deceased patient escapes from a german prisonerofwar camp, cavell aids him to reach holland and safety. Featuring a starmaking performance from the then largely unknown actress anna neagel, nurse edith cavell is a thrilling and. British nurse edith cavell anna neagle is stationed at a hospital in brussels during world war i. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. English nurse edith cavell anna neagle is matron in a small private hospital in. Matron of a small private hospital in germanoccupied brussels during wwi, cavell makes no distinction between the civilian casualties, allied troops and german soldiers brought in for treatment. Edith cavells death by a german firing squad in 1915 proved to be a.
The authorities of the imperial war museum, london. Dawn by reginald berkeley, which was published again in 1939 as the. Nurse edith cavell, dvd, manufactured on demand, warworld war ii, 644827110728. Nurse edith cavell 1939stream and watch online moviefone. Nurse edith cavell 1939 film, directed by lloyd richards and herbert wilcox. In this film, anna neagle plays the legendary edith cavell as a candidate for canonization. He remade it as nurse edith cavell 1939 starring anna neagle and george sanders. Nurse edith cavell was a regular nurse who found herself in an orphanage in belgium at the outbreak of wwi. Set in brussels 1915, the work and life of edith cavell and her efforts in helping the escape of prisoners of war. When the son of a former patient escapes from a german prisonerof. English nurse edith cavell is matron in a small private hospital in germanoccupied brussels during wwi.
This leads to cavell, a local noblewoman, the grandmother of the. Featuring a starmaking performance from the then largely unknown actress anna neagel, nurse. The film was nominated at the 1939 oscars for best original score. Nurse edith cavell is a 1939 american film directed by british director herbert wilcox about edith cavell. English nurse edith cavell is matron in a small private hospital. Her selfless efforts to rescue refugee soldiers from wwi belgium results in her being arrested on. In the second episode of the 1980 television series to serve them all my days, cavell is mentioned in a speech to the schools officers training corps. English nurse edith cavell anna neagle is matron in a small private hospital in germanoccupied brussels during wwi. Learning of injured allied servicemen being sent to the orphanage to be sent forward to england, nurse cavell assisted these men, nursing their injuries, protecting them at the orphanage. When the son of a recently deceased patient george sanders escapes from a german prisonerofwar camp, cavell aids him to reach holland and safety. Nurse edith cavell is much less interested in pointing an accusing finger at the germans than it is in indicting war itself.
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