That Hamilton woman [videorecording] / Janus Films ; ITV Global Entertainment ; Alexander Korda Films ; London Film Productions, a film by Alexander Korda ; produced by Alexander Korda ; original screenplay by Walter Reisch & R.C. Sherriff ; directed by Alexander Korda.
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
ISBN: 9781604651850
Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Series: The Criterion collection ; 487
Subject(s): Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 Drama.
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815 Drama.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Drama.
Mistresses Drama.
Adultery Drama.
War films.
Romance films.
Action and adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Credits: Photographed by Rudolph Maté ; music, Miklós Rózsa.
Performers: Sir Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Alan Mowbray.
Target Audience: Not rated.
Notes: English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Special features: New, restored High-Definition digital transfer; audio commentary featuring noted film historian Ian Christie; new video interview with author and editor Michael Korda, Alexander's nephew, who discusses growing up in the Korda family and the making of That Hamilton woman; theatrical trailer; 'Alexander Korda presents,' a 1941 promotional radio piece of for the film. Plus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Molly Haskell.
Summary: Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars of the late eighteenth century. Emma Hart is a beautiful dance hall girl who is sent by her latest lover to stay with his uncle Sir William Hamilton, the British ambassador to Naples. Sir William considers Emma a rare piece of art he must possess. Sir William introduces Emma to Naples' elite society and she soon marries him. Later, Horatio Nelson, a famous English Naval office arrives. Soon, a scandalous, adulterous affair between the British Royal Navy officer and the renowned beauty, Emma begins.
