Bequest to the Nation (film)

Bequest to the Nation

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
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	18 April 1973 (1973-04-18) (New York City)
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

References

↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/26703

External links

Bequest to the Nation at the Internet Movie Database

Works by Terence Rattigan

Plays	First Episode (1933) A Tale of Two Cities (1935) French Without Tears (1936) After the Dance (1939) Follow My Leader (1940) Grey Farm (1940) Flare Path (1942) While The Sun Shines (1943) Love In Idleness (1944) The Winslow Boy (1946) The Browning Version (1948) Harlequinade (1948) Adventure Story (1949) Who Is Sylvia? (1950) The Deep Blue Sea (1952) The Sleeping Prince (1953) Separate Tables (1954) Variations on a Theme (1958) Ross (1960) Man and Boy (1963) A Bequest to the Nation (1970) In Praise of Love (1973) Before Dawn (1973) All on Her Own (1974) Cause Célèbre (1975/77)

Films and TV	The Belles of St. Clements (1936) Gypsy (1937) French Without Tears (1940) Quiet Wedding (1941) The Day Will Dawn (1942) Uncensored (1942) English Without Tears (1944) The Way to the Stars (1945) While the Sun Shines (1947) Brighton Rock (1947) Bond Street (1948) The Winslow Boy (1948) The Browning Version (1951) The Sound Barrier (1952) The Final Test (1953) The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) The Deep Blue Sea (1955) The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) Separate Tables (1958) The V.I.P.s (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) Nelson (1966) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) Bequest to the Nation (1973) The Browning Version (1994) The Winslow Boy (1999)

Related works	Joie de Vivre (1960) The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963)

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