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Herbert wilcox photo by hulton archivegetty images. Nurse edith cavell is a 1939 american film directed by british director herbert wilcox about. In this film, anna neagle plays the legendary edith cavell as a candidate for canonization. Anna neagle stars in this biopic of english nurse and first world war martyr edith cavell. Based on the true story of edith louisa cavell 4 december 1865 12 october 1915 a british nurse and patriot, celebrated for helping some 200 allied soldiers escape from germanoccupied belgium. Watch nurse edith cavell 1939 online free trial the. 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. Cavell helps the son jimmy butler of her former patient escape from the germans. On the morning of october 12, 1915, the 49yearold british nurse edith cavell is executed by a german firing squad in brussels, belgium. Nurse edith cavell is a 1939 american film directed by british director herbert wilcox about edith cavell. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. English nurse edith cavell is the matron of a hospital in brussels when the german army invades belgium during world war i.
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