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That Hamilton Woman

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The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Release Date : 1941-04-03

Language :EnglishFrenchItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Alexander Korda FilmsLondon Films Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Vivien Leigh

Character Name : Emma, Lady Hamilton

Original Name : Vivien Leigh

Gender : Female

Laurence Olivier

Character Name : Lord Horatio Nelson

Original Name : Laurence Olivier

Gender : Male

Alan Mowbray

Character Name : Sir William Hamilton

Original Name : Alan Mowbray

Gender : Male

Sara Allgood

Character Name : Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon

Original Name : Sara Allgood

Gender : Female

Gladys Cooper

Character Name : Lady Francis Nelson

Original Name : Gladys Cooper

Gender : Female

Henry Wilcoxon

Character Name : Captain Hardy

Original Name : Henry Wilcoxon

Gender : Male

Heather Angel

Character Name : Mary Smith

Original Name : Heather Angel

Gender : Female

Halliwell Hobbes

Character Name : Rev. Nelson

Original Name : Halliwell Hobbes

Gender : Male

Gilbert Emery

Character Name : Lord Spencer

Original Name : Gilbert Emery

Gender : Male

Miles Mander

Character Name : Lord Keith

Original Name : Miles Mander

Gender : Male

Ronald Sinclair

Character Name : Josiah

Original Name : Ronald Sinclair

Gender : Male

Luis Alberni

Character Name : King of Naples

Original Name : Luis Alberni

Gender : Male

Norma Drury

Character Name : Queen of Naples

Original Name : Norma Drury

Gender : Female

Olaf Hytten

Character Name : Gavin

Original Name : Olaf Hytten

Gender : Male

Juliette Compton

Character Name : Lady Spencer

Original Name : Juliette Compton

Gender : Female

Guy Kingsford

Character Name : Captain Troubridge

Original Name : Guy Kingsford

Gender : Male

Leonard Carey

Character Name : Orderly (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard Carey

Gender : Male

Alec Craig

Character Name : Ship's Minister (uncredited)

Original Name : Alec Craig

Gender : Male

George Davis

Character Name : Gendarme (uncredited)

Original Name : George Davis

Gender : Male

Payne B. Johnson

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Payne B. Johnson

Gender : Male

Russ Powell

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Powell

Gender : Male

Georges Renavent

Character Name : Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Georges Renavent

Gender : Male

Harry Strang

Character Name : Ship's Medic (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-06-25

Vivien Leigh is wonderfully purposeful, yet flighty, in this depiction of the life and love of Lady Emma Hamilton. Brought to Naples under false pretences by the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples - Sir William Hamilton (Alan Mowbray), she decides it is better to remain there as his fabulously wealthy trophy wife rather than to risk returning home with her mother to debt and ruin at home. Gradually she ingratiates herself with the court, becomes an intimate of the Queen and when Horatio Nelson (Laurence Olivier) arrives, she is well placed to ensure he has all the help he needs to fend off the Napoleonic forces. Their ensuing romance is the stuff of historical legend and Alexander Korda manages to keep that story progressing tenderly and intimately. Olivier isn't the best here - his performance is, I felt, overly stilted. Even at his most romantic, he falls to ignite any sense of passion, but Leigh carries it all well with good support from Sara Allgood as her mother and Mowbray as her charming but sterile husband. The writing is strong - the script provides us with plenty to develop the characterisations - even some humour too; the look of the film is sumptuous and the ever reliable Miklós Rózsa provides a score that is both rousing and dreamy.