Florence Nightingale (1915 film)
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Florence Nightingale | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Written by | |
Starring | |
Production company | British & Colonial Kinematograph Company |
Distributed by | Ideal Films |
Release date | March 1915 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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.
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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