Florence Nightingale is a 1915 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A. V. Bramble.[1] The film portrays the life of Florence Nightingale, particularly her innovations in nursing during the Crimean War (1854–56). The film was based on Edward Tyas Cook's biography of Nightingale.
Florence Nightingale | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
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Production company | British & Colonial Kinematograph Company |
Distributed by | Ideal Films |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Elisabeth Risdon as Florence Nightingale
- Fred Groves as Doctor
- A. V. Bramble as Sydney Herbert
- M. Gray Murray
- Beatrix Templeton
- Pauline Peters
References
edit- ^ Murphy p. 179
Bibliography
edit- Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.
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