The Lady with a Lamp
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1951 · 110 min · Drama · TMDB 6.6/10
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.
Directed by Herbert Wilcox
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