| Release Date: | Apr 1941 |
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| Genres: | War / Romance / History / Drama |
| Awards: | Won Oscar. Another 3 nominations |
| Runtime: | 128 min |
| Cast: | Vivien Leigh (Emma Lady Hamilton), Laurence Olivier (Lord Horatio Nelson), Alan Mowbray (Sir William Hamilton), Sara Allgood (Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon) Gladys Cooper (Lady Frances Nelson) Henry Wilcoxon (Captain Hardy) Heather Angel (A Streetgirl) Halliwell Hobbes (Rev. Nelson) Gilbert Emery (Lord Spencer) Miles Mander (Lord Keith) Ronald Sinclair (Josiah) Luis Alberni (King of Naples) Norma Drury Boleslavsky (Queen of Naples (as Norma Drury)) Olaf Hytten (Gavin) Juliette Compton (Lady Spencer) |
Sir William Hamilton, a widower of mature years, is British ambassador to the Court of Naples. Emma who comes for a visit with her mother wouldn't cut the grade with London society but she gets along well with the Queen of Naples. Emma likes being Lady Hamilton and life goes smoothly until Lord Nelson pays a visit. Sir William decides at first to let his young wife have her fling and pretends not to know what is going on. But the real life lovers, whose first screen romance was in "Fire Over England" (1937) have an even more burning passion for each other in this film.
