Directed by:
Norman StoneCast:
Laura Fraser, Barbara Marten, Lorraine Cheshire, Jon Croft, Catherine Tyldesley, Harriet Webb, Roy Hudd, Ian BartholomewPlots(1)
Laura Fraser delivers a riveting performance as history's most famous ""angel of mercy"" who shuns her life of Victorian privilege to devote herself to relieving the misery of British soldiers during the Crimean War. Co-produced by the BBC, this captivating film uses Florence Nightingale's own correspondence to reveal a unique portrait of the young English woman who answered God's call and was transformed into Longfellow's ""Lady with the Lamp"" saving lives at the military hospital in Scutari. However, though Florence Nightingale was lauded throughout British society as a national hero, deep inside she was plagued by guilt. She believed more could have been done for the troops during the Crimean War and spent the rest of her life as a single-minded medical reformer at odds with military authorities. Meeting with Queen Victoria, forcing the formation of a Royal Commission, fighting until the last... (official distributor synopsis)
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Laura Fraser
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Best movies:
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Barbara Marten
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Lorraine Cheshire
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Jon Croft
UK
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Catherine Tyldesley
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Harriet Webb
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Roy Hudd
UK
Best movies:
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Ian Bartholomew
UK
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