That Hamilton Woman (1941)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1941 Wide
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Acting spouses Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh star in Alexander Korda's tragic tale of the adulterous love affair between Emma Lady Hamilton and Lord Horatio Nelson. The story begins in 1786, as the young and vivacious Emma Hart (Vivien Leigh) marries Sir William Hamilton (Alan Mowbray), the British ambassador to the court of Naples. Seven years pass and British naval hero Lord Horatio Nelson (Laurence Olivier) arrives at court to gain the king's assent in the war against Napoleon. Lady Emma
Jan 1, 1941 Wide
Sep 8, 2009
HBO Video
Cast
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Vivien Leigh
Lady Hamilton -
Laurence Olivier
Lord Horatio Nelson -
Alan Mowbray
Sir William Hamilton -
Sara Allgood
Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon -
Gladys Cooper
Lady Nelson -
Henry Wilcoxon
Capt. Hardy -
Heather Angel
Street Girl -
Halliwell Hobbes
Rev. Nelson -
Gilbert Emery
Lord Spencer -
Miles Mander
Lord Keith -
Ronald Sinclair
Josiah -
Luis Alberni
King of Naples -
Norma Drury
Queen of Naples -
Olaf Hytten
Gavin -
Julie Compton
Lady Spencer -
Guy Kingsford
Capt. Troubridge -
Leonard Carey
Orderly -
Alec Craig
Gendarme -
Georges Renavent
Hotel manager -
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All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (0) | DVD (7)
Leigh and Olivier translate their real-life passion to celluloid, making it curiously difficult to discern what was performed and was simply there
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.
The wartime flag-waving beloved by Churchill seizes That Hamilton Woman from the rightful ownership of Vivien Leigh.
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.
Winston Churchill's favorite film; he reportedly saw it 83 times.
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Foreign Titles
- Lady Hamilton (UK)
