This story of a truly exceptional woman sheds light on the early days of nursing in Great Britain and the slow, laborious, and—above all—extremely harsh evolution of British medicine, where, for many, the fate of a soldier or a sick person was closer to that of a mere number than that of a living human being.

The true story of Florence Nightingale, who decided to devote her life to the sick and the helpless. Through her approach to the sick, Florence answered God’s call to this service, which she had felt since her youth.

Florence recognized that British healthcare was dominated by an unprofessional and often inhumane approach. She is appalled by the misery and appalling conditions in which the sick are kept.

Florence faces discouragement and criticism. However, she refuses to be deterred and continues on her path to fulfill her mission of helping and improving the situation of the sick.

Drama / Biographical

United Kingdom, 1985, 134 min

Crew: Daryl Duke

Cast: Jaclyn Smith, Claire Bloom, Timothy Dalton, Peter McEnery, Stephan Chase, Jeremy Brett, Michael Elwyn, Brian Cox, Julian Fellowes, Lesley Dunlop, Richenda Carey, Timothy West

Parents’ Guide

The film opens with battle scenes that include some less explicit depictions of killing.

1 instance of kissing.

An overly simplistic justification for the attack on the Russian tsar. Men are depicted as refusing to serve partly out of fear for their freedom and an aversion to the “mundanity” of domestic work.

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