The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

1951-09-22 United Kingdom 110 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Anna Neagle is Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Michael Wilding is Sidney Herbert (Lord Herbert of Lea)
Sidney Herbert (Lord Herbert of Lea)
Gladys Young is Mrs. Bracebridge
Mrs. Bracebridge
Felix Aylmer is Lord Palmerston
Lord Palmerston
Julian D'Albie is Mr. Bracebridge
Mr. Bracebridge
Edwin Styles is Mr. Nightingale
Mr. Nightingale
Helen Shingler is Parthenope Nightingale
Parthenope Nightingale
Rosalie Crutchley is Mrs. Sidney Herbert
Mrs. Sidney Herbert
Maureen Pryor is Sister Wheeler
Sister Wheeler
Mary Mackenzie is Nurse Johnson
Nurse Johnson
Henry Edwards is Howard Russell
Howard Russell
Andrew Osborn is Dr. Sutherland
Dr. Sutherland