Leigh and Olivier translate their real-life passion to celluloid, making it curiously difficult to discern what was performed and was simply there
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:9
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The story of Emma Hamilton, the woman who raised herself from poverty and obscurity to become the mistress of one of history's most famous personages, Lord Admiral Nelson of the British Navy. An... The story of Emma Hamilton, the woman who raised herself from poverty and obscurity to become the mistress of one of history's most famous personages, Lord Admiral Nelson of the British Navy. An interesting note - this was Winston Churchill's favorite movie. AKA "Lady Hamilton." Academy Award Nominations: 4. Academy Awards: Best Sound Recording. [More]
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Henry Wilcoxon, Gladys Cooper
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Henry Wilcoxon, Gladys Cooper, Alan Mowbray, Sara Allgood, Heather Angel, Halliwell Hobbes
Director: Alexander Korda
Director: Alexander Korda
Producer: Alexander Korda
Screenwriter: Walter Reisch, R.C. Sherriff
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
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Reviews for That Hamilton Woman
Not only does Leigh look outrageously beautiful, but she seems to be radiating sheer, undiluted adoration and desire through her eyes, voice and movements, perfectly received and matched by Olivier.
That Hamilton Woman gains much from Leigh's playfulness and placid beauty.
... the most gracefully directed and dramatically engaging film from British film impresario Korda, who generally directed like a producer.
Olivier and Vivien Leigh made this romantic historical melodrama at the height of their popularity, which became Churchill's favorite film due to its propaganda elements during WWII.
Rarely has a more thoroughly harrowing and emotional portrait of life at home during wartime been rendered on the screen
It's big. It's glossy. It's rather noisy. But it's also rather charming in its old-fashioned way.
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