That Hamilton woman
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LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Adultery -- Drama.
Feature films.
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815 -- Drama.
Mistresses -- Drama.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Drama.
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 -- Drama.
Romance films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.

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Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed., full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (13 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Language
English
ISBN
9781604651850 (liner), 1604651857 (liner)
UPC
715515048811
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
General Note
Special features: New, restored High-Definition digital transfer; Audio commentary featuring noted film historian Ian Christie; "Alexander Korda presents" a 1941 promotional radio piece for the film; "Michael Korda" 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. Booklet: Essay "That Hamilton woman" by film critic Molly Haskell.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Rudolph Maté ; supervising film editor, William Hornbeck ; music by Miklos Rozsa ; production designed by Vincent Korda ; special effects by Lawrence Butler ; production manager, Raymond A. Klune ; art director, Lyle Reynolds Wheeler ; costumes designed by Rene Hubert ; interior decoration, Julia Heron ; assistant director, Walter Mayo ; sound, William H. Wilmarth.
Participants/Performers
Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray, Sara Allgood, Gladys Cooper, Henry Wilcoxon, Heather Angel, Halliwell Hobbes, Gilbert Emery, Miles Mander, Ronald Sinclair, Luis Alberni, Norma Drury, Olaf Hytten, Juliette Compton, Guy Kingsford.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Reisch, W., Sherriff, R. C. 1., Maté, R., Korda, A., Leigh, V., Olivier, L., Mowbray, A., Allgood, S., Cooper, G., Wilcoxon, H., Angel, H., Hobbes, H., Emery, G., Mander, M., Sinclair, R., Alberni, L., Drury, N., Hytten, O., Compton, J., Kingsford, G., & Rózsa, M. (2009). That Hamilton woman. (Special ed., full screen). Criterion Collection ; itv Golbal Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Walter. Reisch et al.. 2009. That Hamilton Woman. Criterion Collection ; itv Golbal Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Walter. Reisch et al.. That Hamilton Woman. Criterion Collection ; itv Golbal Entertainment, 2009.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Reisch, W., Sherriff, R. C. 1., Maté, R., Korda, A., Leigh, V., Olivier, L. and Mowbray, A. et al (2009). That hamilton woman. Special ed., full screen [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection ; itv Golbal Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Reisch, Walter., et al. That Hamilton Woman. Special ed., full screen, Criterion Collection ; itv Golbal Entertainment, 2009.

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