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1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
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Criterion collection #487
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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
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
Photographed by Rudolph Maté ; music, Miklós Rózsa
Sir Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Alan Mowbray
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DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono., NTSC
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing