The fact-based story of the pioneer of nursing, known as "the Lady with the Lamp".
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Title: Florence Nightingale (TV Movie 1985)
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| Jaclyn Smith | ... | Florence Nightingale | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Fanny Nightingale | |
| Timothy Dalton | ... | Richard Milnes | |
| Timothy West | ... | William Russell | |
| Peter McEnery | ... | Sidney Herbert | |
| Stephan Chase | ... | Dr. Sutherland | |
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Ann Thornton | ... | Parthe Nightingale |
| Jeremy Brett | ... | William Nightingale | |
| Jeremy Child | ... | Dr. Hall (as Jeremy Childs) | |
| Brian Cox | ... | Dr. McGregor | |
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Patrick Drury | ... | Henry Nicholson |
| Lesley Dunlop | ... | Joanne | |
| Michael Elwyn | ... | Dr. Menzies | |
| Julian Fellowes | ... | Charles Bracebrige | |
| Lorna Heilbron | ... | Selina | |
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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. Written by CindyH
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wounded man | military hospital | crimean war | humanitarian | briton abroad |Parents Guide:
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7 April 1985 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
A História de Florence See more »Company Credits
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Wolf Kahler is credited in the end titles, but he is nowhere to be seen at all. See more »Quotes
Lord Ragland: [reads aloud the General Orders of the day] "Miss Nightingale is recognised by Her Majesty's Government as the General Superintendent of Nursing of all military hospitals of the Army. The principal medical officer will therefore communicate with her on all matters connected with that establishment, and will give, and receive orders only through that lady." Miss Nightingale, I believe this is also for you. This brooch was created in your honour by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. I've been asked to ...See more »
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The opening credits appear on a background of monochrome period drawings. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Like many older Englishwomen, I grew up with the story of Florence. And the one thing this movie does is strike me as distinctly unrealistic.
There is, of course, some truth in the story itself, although even that is prettified. However the production values are simply ridiculous. Everything is too neat, too clean, too pretty. To include white lace on Florence's costume - and, for that matter, mascara on her face and clean white sheets on her bed - is simply nonsensical. Even the very wealthy with countless servants in those days were lucky to have such luxury. Florence was a desperately hard working and very practical woman in the middle of a war zone with no luxuries whatsoever; her primary battle was to obtain beds for her patients, preferably ones away from cess pits, rather than keep her lace spotless.