
Overview
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.
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DirectorAlexander Korda
WriterR.C. Sherriff, Walter Reisch
Cast

Vivien Leigh
Emma, Lady Hamilton

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

Gilbert Emery
Lord Spencer

Miles Mander
Lord Keith

Ronald Sinclair
Josiah

Luis Alberni
King of Naples

Norma Drury
Queen of Naples

Olaf Hytten
Gavin

Juliette Compton
Lady Spencer
Guy Kingsford
Captain Troubridge

Leonard Carey
Orderly (uncredited)

Alec Craig
Ship's Minister (uncredited)

George Davis
Gendarme (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Boy (uncredited)
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Keywords
adulteryambassadorcourtesannaples, italyrise and falllove affairnapoleonic warsadmiral18th centurysea battlebattle of trafalgar19th centuryhoratio nelsoncalaisadulterous affair
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026












