Edition |
Special edition, full screen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (13 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
The Criterion collection ; 487 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 487.
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System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
Cast |
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. |
Credits |
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 ; supervising film editor, William Hornbeck ; music by Miklos Rozsa ; sound, William H. Wilmarth. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
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. |
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. |
Contents |
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. |
Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 -- Drama.
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Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765-1815 -- Drama.
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Drama.
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Mistresses -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
War films.
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Romance films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Reisch, Walter. Screenwriter.
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Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975. Screenwriter.
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Maté, Rudolph, 1899-1964. Cinematographer.
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Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956. Producer. Director.
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Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967. Actor.
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Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989. Actor.
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Mowbray, Alan, 1896-1969. Actor.
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Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950. Actor.
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Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971. Actor.
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Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984. Actor.
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Angel, Heather, 1909-1986. Actor.
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Hobbes, Halliwell, 1877-1962. Actor.
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Emery, Gilbert, 1875-1945. Actor.
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Mander, Miles, 1888-1946. Actor.
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Sinclair, Ronald, 1924-1992. Actor.
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Alberni, Luis, 1886-1962. Actor.
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Drury, Norma, 1905-1978. Actor.
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Hytten, Olaf, 1888-1955. Actor.
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Compton, Juliette, 1899-1989. Actor.
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Kingsford, Guy, 1911-1986. Actor.
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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995. Composer.
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Janus Films.
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Granada (Firm)
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Alexander Korda Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ITV (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604651850 |
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1604651857 |
Standard No. |
715515048811 |
Music No. |
CC1836D Criterion Collection |
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