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Edith Cavell: Englannin valkoinen sisar

Original title: Dawn
  • 19281928
  • 1h 30m
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6.5/10
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Edith Cavell: Englannin valkoinen sisar (1928)
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
39
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
332,713
171
  • Director
    • Herbert Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Reginald Berkeley(story)
    • Robert Cullen(scenario)
    • Herbert Wilcox(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Sybil Thorndike
    • Ada Bodart
    • Gordon Craig
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  • Director
    • Herbert Wilcox
  • Writers
    • Reginald Berkeley(story)
    • Robert Cullen(scenario)
    • Herbert Wilcox(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Sybil Thorndike
    • Ada Bodart
    • Gordon Craig
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    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Sybil Thorndike
    Sybil Thorndike
    • Nurse Edith Cavell
    Ada Bodart
    • Self
    • (as Madame Ada Bodart)
    Gordon Craig
    • Philippe Bodart
    Marie Ault
    Marie Ault
    • Mme. Rappard
    Mickey Brantford
    • Jacques Rappard
    Mary Brough
    • Mme. Pitou
    Richard Worth
    • Jean Pitou - Bargekeeper
    Colin Bell
    • Widow Deveaux
    Dacia Deane
    • Mme. Deveaux's Daughter
    Cecil Barry
    • Col. Schultz
    Frank Perfitt
    • Gen. von Zauberzweig
    Haddon Mason
    • German A.P.M.
    Maurice Braddell
    Maurice Braddell
    • British Airman
    Edward O'Neill
    • Lutheran Priest
    Griffith Humphreys
    • President of the Court Martial
    Edward Sorley
    • German Soldier
    Chili Bouchier
    Chili Bouchier
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Lionel d'Aragon
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Herbert Wilcox
    • Writers
      • Reginald Berkeley(story)
      • Robert Cullen(scenario)
      • Herbert Wilcox(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      A 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.

    • Connections
      Version of Nurse and Martyr (1915)

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    7/10
    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.
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    • Release date
      • January 4, 1932 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dawn
    • Production companies
      • Herbert Wilcox Productions
      • British & Dominions Film Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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