That Hamilton Woman

1941

Action / Drama / History / Romance / War

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 5630 5.6K

adultery ambassador courtesan naples, italy rise and fall love affair

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Plot summary

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Director

Alexander Korda Photo
Alexander Korda

Top cast

Heather Angel Photo
Heather Angel as A Streetgirl
Gladys Cooper Photo
Gladys Cooper as Lady Frances Nelson
Alan Mowbray Photo
Alan Mowbray as Sir William Hamilton
Ronald Sinclair Photo
Ronald Sinclair as Josiah
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1.12 GB
968*720
English 2.0
Passed
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 2
2.08 GB
1440*1072
English 2.0
Passed
Subtitles
24 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Vivien Leigh is wonderfully purposeful, yet flighty, in

Vivien Leigh is wonderfully purposeful, yet flighty, in this depiction of the life and love of Lady Emma Hamilton. Brought to Naples under false pretences by the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples - Sir William Hamilton (Alan Mowbray), she decides it is better to remain there as his fabulously wealthy trophy wife rather than to risk returning home with her mother to debt and ruin at home. Gradually she ingratiates herself with the court, becomes an intimate of the Queen and when Horatio Nelson (Laurence Olivier) arrives, she is well placed to ensure he has all the help he needs to fend off the Napoleonic forces. Their ensuing romance is the stuff of historical legend and Alexander Korda manages to keep that story progressing tenderly and intimately. Olivier isn't the best here - his performance is, I felt, overly stilted. Even at his most romantic, he falls to ignite any sense of passion, but Leigh carries it all well with good support from Sara Allgood as her mother and Mowbray as her charming but sterile husband. The writing is strong - the script provides us with plenty to develop the characterisations - even some humour too; the look of the film is sumptuous and the ever reliable Miklós Rózsa provides a score that is both rousing and dreamy.
Reviewed by wright7700 7 / 10

Vivien Leigh does it again

This is a beautiful period piece with the incomparable Vivien Leigh at her peak, just after GWTW and Waterloo Bridge. For a 1940's era production, the sets and lighting are outstanding, and the remaining cast is credible. Laurence Olivier may have been the best actor in history, but I do not appreciate it here. Perhaps this was not his best role. Leigh runs circles around him.

This film is worth a look for Leigh fans and those liking British period work, along with war propaganda. Here the noble civilized Brits are threatened by Napoleon (which is easily drawn to comparison with Hitler, being 1941).

Certainly, this is worth a look. Jolly Good Show.

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