Nurse Cavell
Encyclopedia
Nurse Cavell is a 1916 Australian feature length film
directed by W.J. Lincoln about the execution of Edith Cavell
during World War I
. There had been a rival Australian film on the same subject, The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell
(1916) directed by John Gavin
, who took legal action against Lincoln. Lincoln responded by making another film using the same story, La Revanche
(1916).
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by W.J. Lincoln about the execution of Edith Cavell
Edith Cavell
Edith Louisa Cavell was a British nurse and spy. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, for which she was arrested...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. There had been a rival Australian film on the same subject, The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell
The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell
The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell is a 1916 Australian silent film about the execution of nurse Edith Cavell during World War I.-Synopsis:The story is told in four parts. The film starts at the English home of Edith Cavell before the war, then jumps forward six years to a Belgium hospital...
(1916) directed by John Gavin
John Gavin (director)
John F. Gavin, born as John Francis Henry Gavin was an Australian film director, who was one of the early film makers of the 1910s. He was born and died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and was also known by the nickname "Jack"....
, who took legal action against Lincoln. Lincoln responded by making another film using the same story, La Revanche
La Revanche (1916 film)
La Revanche is a 1916 Australian feature length film directed by W.J. Lincoln about the revenge sought by Belgian friends of Edith Cavell against the Germans during World War I. It was a sequel to Nurse Cavell .-External links:...
(1916).
External links
- Nurse Cavell at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...