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That Hamilton Woman

1941 · 125 min

A sweeping, tragic romance that sweeps you up in grand historical spectacle and leaves you with a lingering sense of loss.

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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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • class
  • war
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, history, romance
Directed by
Alexander Korda
Written by
R.C. Sherriff, Walter Reisch
Starring
Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray, Sara Allgood, Gladys Cooper, Henry Wilcoxon, Heather Angel, Halliwell Hobbes
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Rudolph Maté
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, Italian

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