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The Lady with a Lamp
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.
Cast
- Anna Neagle as Florence Nightingale
- Michael Wilding as Sidney Herbert (Lord Herbert of Lea)
- Gladys Young as Mrs. Bracebridge
- Felix Aylmer as Lord Palmerston
- Julian D'Albie as Mr. Bracebridge
- Edwin Styles as Mr. Nightingale
- Helen Shingler as Parthenope Nightingale
- Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Sidney Herbert
- Maureen Pryor as Sister Wheeler
- Mary Mackenzie as Nurse Johnson
- Henry Edwards as Howard Russell
- Andrew Osborn as Dr. Sutherland
Details
- Director
- Herbert Wilcox
- Released
- September 22, 1951
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Herbert Wilcox Productions
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 from 7 votes
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