Florence Nightingale

TV Movie
1985
TV-PG
2h 20m

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Jaclyn Smith and Timothy Dalton in Florence Nightingale (1985)

The fact-based story of the pioneer of nursing, known as "the Lady with the Lamp".The fact-based story of the pioneer of nursing, known as "the Lady with the Lamp".The fact-based story of the pioneer of nursing, known as "the Lady with the Lamp".

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Trivia
Wolf Kahler is credited in the end titles, but he is nowhere to be seen at all.

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Richard Milnes: [voice over, as Narrator] Those of you who ask, "Who is this Florence Nightingale, and what did she do?", you would have to understand the world into which she was born. It was England, Dickens' England. Where the people were divided into two classes: the very rich and the very poor. But whether rich or poor, it was a time of great medical ignorance, when to fracture an arm or a leg was to lose it.

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The background illustrations in the opening credits are wood engravings by Gustave Dore from 'London: A Pilgrimage' (published 1876, although he worked on them from 1870 onwards).

Connections
Referenced in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels' (2004)

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10/10

One of the best TV Drama in the 80s....

Jaclyn Smith may not be the Cate Blanchet of her generation but definitely talented as compared to most of her contemporary.

This is also one of the best TV movie drama in the 80's. Sad to say, Hollywood don't make this kind of movies anymore.

Excellent performances from the entire cast. Jaclyn Smith is acting here with sincerity. You can't avoid watching her face ( beautiful in every angle) gracefully on the screen, but she's shown emotions over and above expectation.

Smith is not the "ïndie film star" of sort --a.k.a critics ravers. But if you want to sit down and enjoy a two to three hour TV production in the comfy of your own home then this one excellent production is for you.

Highly recommended....