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71% Critic Match
That Hamilton Woman
“The year's most exciting team of screen lovers!”
7.1 / 10• 1941• 2h 5m•NR• English
DramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Vivien Leigh
Emma, Lady Hamilton
Lead
Laurence Olivier
Lord Horatio Nelson
Alan Mowbray
Sir William Hamilton
Sara Allgood
Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
Gladys Cooper
Lady Francis Nelson
Henry Wilcoxon
Captain Hardy
Heather Angel
Mary Smith
Halliwell Hobbes
Rev. Nelson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexander Korda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. That Hamilton Woman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
