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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 75% of the 429 1940s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
95 audience votes
Key crew
- R.C. SherriffScreenplay
- Alexander KordaDirector
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Walter ReischScreenplay
Cast
- Vivien LeighEmma, Lady Hamilton
- Laurence OlivierLord Horatio Nelson
- Alan MowbraySir William Hamilton
- Sara AllgoodMrs. Cadogan-Lyon
- Gladys CooperLady Francis Nelson
- Henry WilcoxonCaptain Hardy
- Heather AngelMary Smith
- Halliwell HobbesRev. Nelson
- Gilbert EmeryLord Spencer
- Miles ManderLord Keith
- Ronald SinclairJosiah
- Luis AlberniKing of Naples
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Themes
adulteryambassadorcourtesannaples, italyrise and falllove affairnapoleonic warsadmiral18th centurysea battlebattle of trafalgar19th century