Florence Nightingale (1915 film)

Florence Nightingale
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written by
Starring
Production
company
British & Colonial Kinematograph Company
Distributed byIdeal Films
Release date
  • March 1915 (1915-03)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
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

References

  1. ^ Murphy p. 179

Bibliography

  • Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.