The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

09/22/1951 (GB) • 1h 50m

Drama

Overview

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence gains a reputation for being devoted to the care of wounded soldiers and for pioneering higher standards for sanitary hospital conditions.

Top Billed Cast

Anna Neagle

Florence Nightingale

Michael Wilding

Sidney Herbert (Lord Herbert of Lea)

Gladys Young

Mrs. Bracebridge

Felix Aylmer

Lord Palmerston

Julian D'Albie

Mr. Bracebridge

Edwin Styles

Mr. Nightingale

Helen Shingler

Parthenope Nightingale

Rosalie Crutchley

Mrs. Sidney Herbert

Maureen Pryor

Sister Wheeler


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on play or musical

florence nightingale

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