That Hamilton Woman
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.
11 June 1875, Naples, New York, USA
22 May 1907, Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
23 April 1894, Paris, France
8 September 1905, Dominica, British West Indies
30 September 1911, Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
14 May 1888, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
February 25, 1887 in London, England, UK
7 November 1889, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
9 February 1909, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
June 2, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA
March 30, 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
5 November 1913, Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India]
18 August 1896, London, England, UK
16 November 1877, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
4 October 1886, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
3 March 1888, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
18 December 1888, Lewisham, London, England, UK
December 13, 1892 in Clifton, Virginia, USA
21 January 1924, Dunedin, New Zealand
3 May 1899, Columbus, Georgia, USA
16 September 1875, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
31 October 1879, Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
20 November 1905, Massachusetts, USA
September 10, 2009
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.
June 20, 2009
Rarely has a more thoroughly harrowing and emotional portrait of life at home during wartime been rendered on the screen
September 30, 2008
It's big. It's glossy. It's rather noisy. But it's also rather charming in its old-fashioned way.
September 22, 2009
Leigh and Olivier translate their real-life passion to celluloid, making it curiously difficult to discern what was performed and was simply there
September 08, 2009
That Hamilton Woman gains much from Leigh's playfulness and placid beauty.
January 30, 2008
Winston Churchill's favorite film; he reportedly saw it 83 times.
June 29, 2009
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.
September 07, 2009
... the most gracefully directed and dramatically engaging film from British film impresario Korda, who generally directed like a producer.
