The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.213 |
Directed By
Herbert Wilcox
Crew
Warren Chetham-Strode
Herbert Wilcox
Reginald Berkeley
Harold Fletcher
Anna Neagle
Anthony Collins
Peter Handford
William C. Andrews
Austin Dempster
Dick Bonnor-Morris
Len Townsend
Elaine Schreyeck
Frank Hollands
Herbert Wilcox
Mutz Greenbaum
Bill Lewthwaite
John Wilcox
TOP 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
Mary Mackenzie
Nurse Johnson
Henry Edwards
Howard Russell
Andrew Osborn
Dr. Sutherland
Clement McCallin
Richard M. Milnes
Helena Pickard
Queen Victoria
Arthur Young
Rt. Hon. William Gladstone
Peter Graves
Prince Albert
Sybil Thorndike
Miss Bosanquet
Monckton Hoffe
Lord Stratford
Cecil Trouncer
Sir Douglass Dawson
Barbara Couper
Mrs. Nightingale
Gordon Jackson
Dr. Anson
Nigel Stock
George Winch
Michael Brennan
Purveyor
Madge Brindley
Woman in Downing St. Crowd
Michael Craig
Wounded Soldier
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