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Director:
Writers:
Walter Reisch (original screenplay) &
R.C. Sherriff (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 April 1941 (USA) more
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Plot:
Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Emma... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 nominations more
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(4 articles)
DVD Playhouse--September 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 26 September 2009, 1:01 PM, PDT)

New Criterion DVDs: Tell Me About It
 (From Cinematical. 9 September 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)

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Viven Leigh shines in historical romance. more (41 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vivien Leigh ... Emma Lady Hamilton

Laurence Olivier ... Lord Horatio Nelson
Alan Mowbray ... Sir William Hamilton
Sara Allgood ... Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
Gladys Cooper ... Lady Frances Nelson

Henry Wilcoxon ... Captain Hardy
Heather Angel ... A Streetgirl
Halliwell Hobbes ... Rev. Nelson
Gilbert Emery ... Lord Spencer
Miles Mander ... Lord Keith

Ronald Sinclair ... Josiah
Luis Alberni ... King of Naples
Norma Drury Boleslavsky ... Queen of Naples (as Norma Drury)
Olaf Hytten ... Gavin
Juliette Compton ... Lady Spencer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lady Hamilton (UK)
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Runtime:
128 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #6915) | West Germany:12 | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | UK:A (original rating) | Canada:PG

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One of Winston Churchill's hobbies was writing for movies as ghost writer. He wrote two of Nelson's speeches, as propaganda pieces against Germany, which was invading Europe at the time the movie was filmed and released. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Nelson first calls at Naples, he was captain of the Agamemnon in the Mediterranean. This meant he was part of the White Squadron and should have flown a white ensign, not a blue/ red one. Also, the ensign would have had a different flag in the canton as the cross of St Patrick was not added to the Union flag until 1801. more
Quotes:
Emma: [shocked after seeing Lord Nelson's wounds] They told us of your victories but not of the price you paid! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Into the Storm (2009) (TV) more

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Viven Leigh shines in historical romance., 12 March 1999
Author: (otter_c@ix.netcom.com) from otter_c@ix.netcom.com

Screen biography of Emma, Lady Hamilton, whose love for Lord Nelson (the British naval hero of the Napoleonic wars) scandalized the Regency world.

Vivien Leigh is in almost every frame, and completely dominates the film. The story is all about Lady Hamilton and her unhappy marriage, her love for Nelson, and the consequences of leaving her stodgy husband to live adulterously and with the man she loved. (He was already famous before Trafalger, this was the "Monicagate" of its day) It's a fine soap opera, centered around a performance that can only be called luminous.

The camera doesn't just love Leigh, it gets down on its knees and worships her. Even in GWTW she never looked so unbelievably beautiful, and she's also completely charming and sensitive. The great Sir Laurence Olivier doesn't have a chance, he barely registers. He's handicapped by a serious lack of screen time and a dreadful red pony-tail wig, but the director seems to have decided to give him short shrift so he can squeeze in a few more exquisite close-ups of Leigh being enchanting. And she is, oh is she ever...

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