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.
20 November 1905, Massachusetts, USA
9 February 1909, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
18 August 1896, London, England, UK
31 October 1879, Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
30 September 1911, Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
16 September 1875, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
March 30, 1884 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
5 November 1913, Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India [now West Bengal, India]
December 13, 1892 in Clifton, Virginia, USA
3 May 1899, Columbus, Georgia, USA
18 December 1888, Lewisham, London, England, UK
February 25, 1887 in London, England, UK
23 April 1894, Paris, France
14 May 1888, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
3 March 1888, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
21 January 1924, Dunedin, New Zealand
June 2, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA
11 June 1875, Naples, New York, USA
16 November 1877, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
4 October 1886, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
22 May 1907, Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
8 September 1905, Dominica, British West Indies
7 November 1889, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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 08, 2009
That Hamilton Woman gains much from Leigh's playfulness and placid beauty.
September 07, 2009
... the most gracefully directed and dramatically engaging film from British film impresario Korda, who generally directed like a producer.
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
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.
January 30, 2008
Winston Churchill's favorite film; he reportedly saw it 83 times.
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
