Florence Nightingale (1915 film)
| Florence Nightingale | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
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| Starring | |
Production company | British & Colonial Kinematograph Company |
| Distributed by | Ideal Films |
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| 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.
External links
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- 1915 films
- 1910s biographical drama films
- 1910s historical drama films
- British black-and-white films
- British biographical drama films
- British historical drama films
- British silent feature films
- 1910s English-language films
- Crimean War films
- Films directed by Maurice Elvey
- Films about Florence Nightingale
- Cultural depictions of Florence Nightingale
- Films set in the 1850s
- Films set in England
- 1910s British films
- Silent historical drama films
- English-language biographical drama films
- 1910s British film stubs