That Hamilton Woman (1941)

Director:

Alexander Korda

Writers:

Walter Reisch (original screenplay) &
R.C. Sherriff (original screenplay)

Release Date:

30 April 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | War

Tagline:

The Year's Most Exciting Team of Screen Lovers !

Plot:

Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Emma...

Plot Keywords:

Ambassador | British Ambassador | Passion | Remake | Pregnancy

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 nominations

Cast

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
Guy Kingsford	...	Captain Troubridge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leonard Carey	...	Orderly (uncredited)
Alec Craig	...	Ship's Minister (uncredited)
George Davis	...	Gendarme (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson	...	Boy (uncredited)
Russ Powell	...	Servant (uncredited)
Georges Renavent	...	Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Harry Strang	...	Ship's Medic (uncredited)

Directed by
Alexander Korda

Writing credits
Walter Reisch		(original screenplay) &
R.C. Sherriff		(original screenplay)

Produced by
Alexander Korda	....	producer

Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa		(as Miklos Rozsa)

Cinematography by
Rudolph Maté

Production Design by
Vincent Korda

Art Direction by
Lyle R. Wheeler		(as Lyle Reynolds Wheeler)

Costume Design by
René Hubert		(as Rene Hubert)

Makeup Department
Robert Stephanoff	....	makeup artist (as Blagoe Stephanoff)

Production Management
Raymond A. Klune	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Walter Mayo	....	assistant director

Art Department
Julia Heron	....	interior decorator

Sound Department
William A. Wilmarth	....	sound (as William H. Wilmarth)
Jack Whitney	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Lawrence W. Butler	....	special effects (as Lawrence Butler)
Philippo Guidobaldi	....	special effects (uncredited)
Lee Zavitz	....	special effects: oversaw destruction of the French fleet scenes (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Edward Linden	....	special sequences photographer
Burnett Guffey	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marjorie Best	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department
William Hornbeck	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Eugene Zador	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Mozelle Miller	....	stand-in: Ms. Leigh (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alexander Korda Films
• London Film Productions

Distributors

• United Artists Corporation (1941) (UK) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1941) (USA) (theatrical) (released by)
• Film Classics (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Deutsche London-Film Verleih (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (1987) (USA) (VHS) (For Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment)
• R&B Video (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Krause & Schneider Multimedia (KSM) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Elephant Films (2012) (France) (DVD)
• Státní Pujcovna Filmu (194?) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Embassy Home Entertainment  vhs artwork and design

Also Known As:

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French | Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | UK:A (original rating) | Canada:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #6915) | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Alexander Korda Films

Trivia:

Last of three movies that paired Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.

Goofs:

Factual errors: There would have been no formal registration of the birth as prior to 1837 there were none in the UK. The only records were those of baptisms at parish churches.

Quotes:

[Emma has just recounted her story to her cellmate, ending with her learning of Nelson's death]
The Streetgirl:And then?
Emma:Then what?
The Streetgirl:What happened after?
Emma:There is no "then". There is no "after".

Movie Connections:

Featured in Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Vivien Leigh is wonderful!

This movie was Winston Churchill's favorite and for me, has always held a charm. Laurence Olivier is fine as Horatio Nelson but he doesn't hold a candle to his co-star and wife, Vivien Leigh. Vivien Leigh is simply superb as Emma Hamilton and dominates the entire film with her beauty and impressive acting skills. There is no doubt that she is one of the greatest beauties of the twenty-first century.