Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

5.7

1985-04-07

This is the fact-based story of an aristocratic woman who defies Victorian society to reform hospital sanitation and to define the nursing profession as it is known today. After volunteering to travel to Scutari to care for the wounded soldiers, who are victims of the Crimean war, she finds herself very unwelcome and faces great opposition for her new way of thinking. However through her selfless acts of caring, she quickly becomes known as 'The Lady with the Lamp', the caring nurse whose shadow soldiers kiss.

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Florence Nightingale

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This is the fact-based story of an aristocratic woman who defies Victorian society to reform hospital sanitation and to define the nursing profession as it is known today. After volunteering to travel to Scutari to care for the wounded soldiers, who are victims of the Crimean war, she finds herself very unwelcome and faces great opposition for her new way of thinking. However through her selfless acts of caring, she quickly becomes known as 'The Lady with the Lamp', the caring nurse whose shadow soldiers kiss.

Released

1985-04-07

Runtime

140

Director

Daryl Duke

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Language

English

Production

Cypress Point Productions

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    Jaclyn Smith

    Jaclyn Smith
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    Claire Bloom

    Claire Bloom
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    Timothy Dalton

    Timothy Dalton
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    Timothy West

    Timothy West
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    Peter McEnery

    Peter McEnery
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    Stephan Chase

    Stephan Chase
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    Jeremy Brett

    Jeremy Brett
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    Jeremy Child

    Jeremy Child
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    Brian Cox

    Brian Cox
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    Lesley Dunlop

    Lesley Dunlop
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    Michael Elwyn

    Michael Elwyn
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    Julian Fellowes

    Julian Fellowes
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    Richenda Carey

    Richenda Carey
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    Aimée Delamain

    Aimée Delamain