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 | Passion | British Ambassador | Royal Family | Father Son Relationship

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

Also Known As:

Lady Hamilton (UK)

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Alexander Korda Films

Trivia:

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.

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: What are those bells?
Lord Horatio Nelson: Have you forgotten what night this is? Last of 1799; eight bells for the old year, and eight for the new. Happy New Year, darling.
Emma: Happy New Year.
Lord Horatio Nelson: The dawn of a new century.
Emma: 1800. How strange it sounds.
Lord Horatio Nelson: What a century it's been: Marlboro rode to war, and Washington crossed the Delaware. Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette. The last of the Stuarts. Peter the Great. Voltaire. Clive of India. Bonaparte...
Emma: ...Nelson.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

A wonderful romantic movie

This has been one of my very favorite movies for a long time and I recommend it to whomever will listen to me. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier make a terrific pair and of course have great chemistry together, which really complements this true story. The actors give great performances, and I think the film really tries hard not judge the actions of Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson which caused a tremendous scandal in their own time. Anyone who likes historical drama and wants to escape into another world for a few hours is bound to enjoy.