Bequest to the Nation (film)
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| Directed by | James Cellan Jones |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Terence Rattigan |
| Starring |
Glenda Jackson Peter Finch Michael Jayston Anthony Quayle |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Bequest to the Nation is a 1973 British historical drama film directed by James Cellan Jones and starring Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Michael Jayston and Margaret Leighton.[1] It is based on the 1970 Terence Rattigan play A Bequest to the Nation. The film depicts the relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars plus others they would meet, including Nelson's nephew: the story takes place before Nelson's heading out to sea for the battle of Trafalgar. In the United States, it was released as The Nelson Affair.
Cast
- Glenda Jackson - Lady Hamilton
- Peter Finch - Lord Nelson
- Michael Jayston - Captain Hardy
- Anthony Quayle - Lord Minto
- Margaret Leighton - Lady Frances Nelson
- Dominic Guard - Master George Matcham
- Nigel Stock - George Matcham
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt - Catherine 'Catty' Matcham
- Roland Culver - Lord Barham
- Richard Matthews - Reverend William Nelson
- Liz Ashley - Sarah Nelson
- John Nolan - Captain Blackwood
- André Maranne - Admiral Villeneuve
- Clelia Matania - Francesca
- Pat Heywood - Emily
- Stephen Jack - Major-domo
- Nicholas Lyndhurst - Cabin boy
- Philip Madoc - French Captain