That Hamilton Woman

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That Hamilton Woman (Lady Hamilton)
Directed by	Alexander Korda
Produced by	Alexander Korda
Written by	Walter Reisch R.C. Sherriff
Starring	Laurence Olivier Vivien Leigh
Distributed by	London Films United Artists
Release date(s)	1941
Running time	128 min.
Language	English
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That Hamilton Woman, its original British title was simply Lady Hamilton, is a 1941 historical film drama, produced & directed by Alexander Korda, for Alexander Korda Films.

It tells the story of Emma Hamilton, who was mistress to Admiral Horatio Nelson with these roles played by Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. Heather Angel also appear in the film in a minor part of a street girl. The story start at the end of Lady Hamilton's Life, in the slums of Calais, and shows her life by means of a flash back.

Stars Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were newlyweds at the time of filming and were considered a "dream couple".

[edit] Trivia

In Horatio Nelson's (Laurence Olivier) opening scene, he informs Lord Hamilton that he has received orders from Lord Admiral Hood, a role that Olivier would play 43 years later, in The Bounty

It was stated to be the favorite film of Sir Winston Churchill

Made in wartime, Napoleon was equated to Hitler and Nelson to 'Britain fighting on alone' in WWII.

[edit] Cast

• Vivien Leigh as Emma, Lady Hamilton
• Lawrence Olivier as Admiral Horatio Nelson
• Alan Mowbray as Sir William Hamilton
• Gladys Cooper as Lady Frances Nelson
• Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Hardy
• Guy Kingford as Captain Troubridge
• Halliwell Hobbes as Rev Nelson
• Sara Allgood as Mrs Cadogon-Lyon
• Gilbert Emery as Lord Spencer
• Miles Mander as Lord Keith
• Heather Angel as a street girl

[edit] References

• Time Out Film Guide - published by Penguin Books - ISBN 0-14-029395-7
• Chronicle of the Cinema - published by DK Publishing - ISBN 0-7894-2249-2

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