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That Hamilton Woman [DVD] [1941]
enlarge	Director: Alexander Korda Actors: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Henry Wilcoxon, Gladys Cooper, Alan Mowbray Studio: Simply Media Category: DVD List Price: ~~£9.99~~ Buy New: £6.95 as of 18/3/2010 04:05 GMT details You Save: £3.04 (30%) New (10) from £6.95 Seller: moviemail-uk Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 25387 Format: Black White, PAL Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Published) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 120 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 Model: DD.21883 EAN: 5019322218838 ASIN: B000KJYMV4 Theatrical Release Date: 1941 Release Date: February 8, 2010 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description Two of Hollywood's biggest legends and off screen lovers VIVIEN LEIGH (Emma Hamilton) and LAURENCE OLIVIER (Nelson) star in this Academy award-winning story based on one of history's most ill-fated love affairs. However, the film left no-one in any doubt that Nelson's warning of the dangers of appeasing Napoleon was an obvious parallel to the threat Hitler posed to Europe at the time. Shot in just six weeks in Los Angeles, Korda's first directorial effort since 'Rembrandt' is an appealing mix of high drama and romance, which succeeded with the critics and audiences alike. Politically the film also made an impact on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, Churchill decided it was his favourite film, while the American Senate decided it was mere propaganda and subpoenaed Korda to appear before them, along with Chaplin and Hitchcock, on the suspicion of being British agents. Also, the film created a stir with the American film censor whose concern with the morals of the picture forced new dialogue to be included to reflect the couple's suffering by commtting adultery. The New York Times critic dwelt on neither the politics or the drama, but complained that such is Leigh's beauty in the film that when she is on screen it is immpossible to concentrate on anything beyond her stunning looks.

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next » That Brilliant Movie April 28, 2008 Mr. Terry D. Jarvis 9 out of 9 found this review helpful In 1941 Alexander Korda directed one of the best films of the 1940s and even of all time.Staring Laurence Olivier(Henry V) as Lord Nelson and Vivien Leigh (Gone with the Wind)as Emma Hamilton.Made in World War 2 can be clearly seen as a bit of a proganda film of the time.This film took 6 weeks to film and every scene looks fresh you wouldnt get a movie done that quick these days.From there first meeting in Italy to the scene where Lady Hamilton is informed of Lord Nelsons death at the Battle of Trafalgar the movie is classic story telling the likes of what seem to be extintc some times.This was Winston Churchills favorite movie probabaly due to it being very proud of being british and the hidden messages about defending you country and freedom.A true classic of a movie shame it hasnt got a proper DVD realease but seems that the Granada dvd is the best one to get.Well what you waiting for go see it. PURE HOLLYWOOD MOONSHINE October 12, 2003 Henning Sebastian Jahre (Oslo, Norway) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful ... though the producer and director was Alexander Korda(From Hungary, lived in England) on a mission(sent by Churchill)to make a propaganda film in order to get the Americans involved with what happened here in Europe. Indeed, his actions were questioned and he was ordered to explain himself before the goverment... A few days later things happened at Pearl Harbor and the case was dropped...pVivien Leigh and Emma Hamilton had striking similaraties. Both were thought to be the most beautiful of the period and both made their men become knighted by Britain. They both har brains and the most important thing in their lives were Nelson and Olivier. Emma died at 50, Vivien at 53... When Emma died; Nelson`s crew sailed in her honour(not seen in the film - they never fotgot their leader`s Emma) and when Vivien passed away; the theatres of London turned down their lights in her honour...pThey were both strong-willed women... In fact; I think Vivien recognised this and played Emma on a variation of herself. Hugo Vicker`s brilliant 1986-book on Vivien reveal her chararcter quite good and it`s then easy 2 c Vivien playing herself in the film.brKorda said to her; "Vivien - Emma was VULGAR" - to which Vivien snapped back; "You wouldn`t have given me a contract if I`ve been vulgar,"pThis is a good film thanks 2 Vivien, Olivier, Sara Allgood(and the rest of the supporting cast), the scenic design(by Alexander`s brother Zoltan Korda)and the brilliant lines spoken by the best Shakespearian actors in the Hollywood community. pChurchill loved it and presented Vivien with a self-made painting, It hung in her bedroom till she died...pThis is an all-time must-c film. That Brilliant Movie April 28, 2008 Mr. Terry D. Jarvis In 1941 Alexander Korda directed one of the best films of the 1940s and even of all time.Staring Laurence Olivier(Henry V) as Lord Nelson and Vivien Leigh (Gone with the Wind)as Emma Hamilton.Made in World War 2 can be clearly seen as a bit of a proganda film of the time.This film took 6 weeks to film and every scene looks fresh you wouldnt get a movie done that quick these days.From there first meeting in Italy to the scene where Lady Hamilton is informed of Lord Nelsons death at the Battle of Trafalgar the movie is classic story telling the likes of what seem to be extintc some times.This was Winston Churchills favorite movie probabaly due to it being very proud of being british and the hidden messages about defending you country and freedom.A true classic of a movie shame it hasnt got a proper DVD realease but seems that the Granada dvd is the best one to get.Well what you waiting for go see it. One of the Greats! January 2, 2010 F. S. L'hoir (Irvine, CA) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful My mother took me to see "That Hamilton Woman" when I was a small child in a Hollywood movie theatre, and I have never forgotten either the film, or Vivien Leigh's poignant last line. I am therefore happy to discover that far from being a remnant of my child's imagination, the charm of the film remains in tact. In Black and White, "That Hamilton Woman" exudes virtual "colour" because of its splendid story, which combines romance and history; its magnificent cinematography; and the polished performances of its protagonists (Arguably, only Leigh and Olivier had the stature to play lovers whose affair had assumed the notoriety of that of Antony and Cleopatra.). br / br /Vivien Leigh portrays Emma, Lady Hamilton, with coquettish grace, and Lawrence Olivier endows Horatio Nelson with proper "heart of oak". Both of them suggest a selfishness of the "all-for-love-and-the-world-well-lost" variety. Alan Mobray, who plays Sir William Hamilton, conveys a quiet dignity as he acknowledges the inevitability of the scandalous behavior of his wife, who was some thirty-four years his junior. Hamilton, British Ambassador to the court of Naples at the turn of the 18th century, was a noted antiquarian who, along with the King and Queen of Naples, 'collected' artifacts from the newly discovered Pompeii and Herculaneum. He has married Emma for the sake of charity, and prompted by her own guilt, she accuses of him of collecting her along with his coveted statues and art objects. The only character I did not care for was Lady Nelson, who was relentlessly glacial. One gets the feeling that Alexander Korda directed her to be as unsympathetic as possible, in order to weight the audience's sympathies in favor of the lovers, since the morality of the affair was considered unsuitable in the cinema of the 'forties. br / br /The Battle of Trafalgar is breathtaking. HMS Victory was constructed to scale, but, according to the commentary, the ships-of-the-line in the background were the size of dinghies, manipulated like puppets by prop men inside of them. The battle took place in a tank with wind machines that roil the water convincingly. One would never guess that this scene as well as the elegant sets, which feature Vesuvius smoldering in the background, were jerrybuilt on a low budget. One can only admire the excellence of the finished product in an era decades before CGI effects. br / br /According to Michael Korda's fascinating interview, Churchill encouraged Alexander Korda to make the film for propaganda purposes in order to get the United States to join the war--a problem that was settled by December, 1941; and while the anti-Napoleon/tyrant message may seem quaint to today's audience, it certainly did not when I first saw the film. To us Americans, Nelson epitomised British courage in the face of the onslaught of the twentieth-century tyrant, whom I am not going to dignify with a name, and what can, without hyperbole, be termed his forces of evil. Although the same message was conveyed with slightly more subtlety in "Casablanca" of the previous year, considering the historical context, it is not out of place in "That Hamilton Woman," the performances of which transcend the film's political message, which, at that point in history, was crucial. One of the Greats! January 2, 2010 F. S. L'hoir (Irvine, CA) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful My mother took me to see "That Hamilton Woman" when I was a small child in a Hollywood movie theatre, and I have never forgotten either the film, or Vivien Leigh's poignant last line. I am therefore happy to discover that far from being a remnant of my child's imagination, the charm of the film remains in tact. In Black and White, "That Hamilton Woman" exudes virtual "colour" because of its splendid story, which combines romance and history; its magnificent cinematography; and the polished performances of its protagonists (Arguably, only Leigh and Olivier had the stature to play lovers whose affair had assumed the notoriety of that of Antony and Cleopatra.). br / br /Vivien Leigh portrays Emma, Lady Hamilton, with coquettish grace, and Lawrence Olivier endows Horatio Nelson with proper "heart of oak". Both of them suggest a selfishness of the "all-for-love-and-the-world-well-lost" variety. Alan Mobray, who plays Sir William Hamilton, conveys a quiet dignity as he acknowledges the inevitability of the scandalous behavior of his wife, who was some thirty-four years his junior. Hamilton, British Ambassador to the court of Naples at the turn of the 18th century, was a noted antiquarian who, along with the King and Queen of Naples, 'collected' artifacts from the newly discovered Pompeii and Herculaneum. He has married Emma for the sake of charity, and prompted by her own guilt, she accuses of him of collecting her along with his coveted statues and art objects. The only character I did not care for was Lady Nelson, who was relentlessly glacial. One gets the feeling that Alexander Korda directed her to be as unsympathetic as possible, in order to weight the audience's sympathies in favor of the lovers, since the morality of the affair was considered unsuitable in the cinema of the 'forties. br / br /The Battle of Trafalgar is breathtaking. HMS Victory was constructed to scale, but, according to the commentary, the ships-of-the-line in the background were the size of dinghies, manipulated like puppets by prop men inside of them. The battle took place in a tank with wind machines that roil the water convincingly. One would never guess that this scene as well as the elegant sets, which feature Vesuvius smoldering in the background, were jerrybuilt on a low budget. The excellence of the finished product is especially evident in an era decades before CGI effects. br / br /According to Michael Korda's fascinating interview, Churchill encouraged Alexander Korda to make the film for propaganda purposes in order to get the United States to join the war--a problem that was settled by December, 1941; and while the anti-Napoleon/tyrant message may seem quaint to today's audience, it certainly did not when I first saw the film. To us Americans, Nelson epitomised British courage in the face of the onslaught of the twentieth-century tyrant, whom I am not going to dignify with a name, and what can, without hyperbole, be termed his forces of evil. Although the same message was conveyed with slightly more subtlety in "Casablanca" of the previous year, considering the historical context, it is not out of place in "That Hamilton Woman," the performances of which transcend the film's political message, which, at that point in history, was crucial. Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next »

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