That Hamilton Woman (1941) ( Lady Hamilton )

That Hamilton Woman (1941) (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Original Title: Lady Hamilton
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
120 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1941 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Alexander Korda
R.C. Sherriff

Written By:
Alexander Korda
Walter Reisch

Actors:
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
Olaf Hytten ..... Gavin
Juliette Compton ..... Lady Spencer

Synopsis:

The film tells the story of the rise and fall of Emma Hamilton, dance-hall girl and courtesan, who became mistress to Admiral Horatio Nelson, played respectively by Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. The story begins with a decrepit, now-alcoholic Lady Hamilton thrown into debtor's prison in the slums of Calais, and shows her past life by means of a flashback, as she narrates the story to her skeptical fellow inmates. In one of the early scenes that launches the flashback, Emma, well past her prime, looks into a mirror and remembers 'the face I knew before,' the face of the young, lovely girl who captured the imagination of artists - most notably George Romney and Joshua Reynolds.

Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Emma who comes for a visit with her mother wouldn't cut the grade with London society but she gets along well with the Queen of Naples. Emma likes being Lady Hamilton and life goes smoothly until Lord Nelson pays a visit. Sir William decides at first to let his young wife have her fling and pretends not to know what is going on. But the real life lovers, whose first screen romance was in 'Fire Over England' (1937) have an even more burning passion for each other in this film.

Naval hero Lord Nelson defies convention to court a married woman of common birth.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 13 December, 2011.

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