The Lady with a Lamp

Plot Summary

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.

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