Overview
A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Belgium
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bernard Knowles
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Reginald BerkeleyStory
- Robert CullenScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 1, 1928
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Cast
Sybil ThorndikeNurse Edith Cavell- Ada BodartHerself
- Gordon CraigPhilippe Bodart
Marie AultMme. Rappard
Mickey BrantfordJacques Rappard
Mary BroughMme. Pitou- Richard WorthJean Pitou - Bargekeeper
- Colin BellWidow Deveaux
- Dacia DeaneMme. Deveaux's Daughter
- Cecil BarryCol. Schultz
- Frank PerfittGen. von Zauberzweig
- Haddon MasonGerman A.P.M.
Maurice BraddellBritish Airman- Edward O'NeillLutheran Priest
- Griffith HumphreysPresident of the Court Martial
- Edward SorleyGerman Soldier
Chili Bouchier- Lionel d'Aragon
Boris Ranevsky
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