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The Cavell Case

Original title: The Woman the Germans Shot
  • 1918
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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Julia Arthur in The Cavell Case (1918)
BiographyDramaWar

The true story of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who served with the underground in Belgium during the First World War.The true story of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who served with the underground in Belgium during the First World War.The true story of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who served with the underground in Belgium during the First World War.

  • Director
    • John G. Adolfi
  • Writer
    • Anthony Paul Kelly
  • Stars
    • Julia Arthur
    • Creighton Hale
    • Thomas Brooks
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    15
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John G. Adolfi
    • Writer
      • Anthony Paul Kelly
    • Stars
      • Julia Arthur
      • Creighton Hale
      • Thomas Brooks
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Julia Arthur
    Julia Arthur
    • Nurse Edith Cavell
    Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    • Frank Brooks
    Thomas Brooks
    • George Brooks
    George LeGuere
    George LeGuere
    • George Brooks as a Young Man
    William H. Tooker
    William H. Tooker
    • General von Blissing
    Jack W. Johnston
    Jack W. Johnston
    • U.S. Minister to Belgium
    • (as J.W. Johnston)
    Paul Panzer
    Paul Panzer
    • Baron von der Lancker
    Joyce Fair
    Joyce Fair
    • Joan Clemons
    George Majeroni
    • Spanish Minister to Belgium
    Sara Alexander
    • Mrs. Clavell
    Amy Dennis
    Amy Dennis
    • Edith Cavell as a Young Woman
    Fred Melville
    • U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain
    Martin Faust
    Martin Faust
    • Secretary to American Legation at Brussels
    • (as Marty Faust)
    George Dupree
    • A Belgian lawyer
    Fred Kalgren
    • Captain von Baring
    Louis Sturz
    • M. Kirschen
    • Director
      • John G. Adolfi
    • Writer
      • Anthony Paul Kelly
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      Just after the war ended, the film's name was changed and rereleased with the more benign title "The Cavell Case." (Evening Star, ((Washington DC)) 30 December 1918), (Chicago Daily Tribune,((Chicago, Ills.)) 17 January 1919), (Evening Capitol,((Annapolis, Md.)) 27 March 1919), (Ludington ((Mich.)) Daily News, 5 December 1919)
    • Connections
      Version of Nurse and Martyr (1915)

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Dageraad...
    • Production companies
      • Frank J. Carroll Productions
      • Joseph L. Plunkett
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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