Il grande ammiraglio (1941)
La giovane e graziosa sposa dell'ambasciatore inglese a Napoli, Lord Hamilton, conosce il capitano di marina Orazio Nelson, di passaggio in Italia. Quando questi viene nominato ammiraglio, i due diventano amanti e fuggono insieme, dello scandalo. Ma alla fine Nelson non si sottrarrà al richiamo della sua patria e morirà affrontando la flotta napoleonica; mentre il futuro della bella Lady Hamilton, ripudiata dal marito in seguito al suo tradimento, sarà misero.
Direttore:
Alexander Korda
Scrittori:
Walter Reisch, R.C. Sherriff.
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Vivien Leigh as Emma, Lady Hamilton |
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Laurence Olivier as Lord Horatio Nelson |
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Alan Mowbray as Sir William Hamilton |
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Sara Allgood as Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon |
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Gladys Cooper as Lady Francis Nelson |
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Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Hardy |
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Heather Angel as Mary Smith |
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Halliwell Hobbes as Rev. Nelson |
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Gilbert Emery as Lord Spencer |
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Miles Mander as Lord Keith |
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Ronald Sinclair as Josiah |
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Luis Alberni as King of Naples |
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Norma Drury as Queen of Naples |
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Olaf Hytten as Gavin |
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Juliette Compton as Lady Spencer |
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Guy Kingsford as Captain Troubridge |
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Leonard Carey as Orderly (uncredited) |
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Alec Craig as Ship's Minister (uncredited) |
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George Davis as Gendarme (uncredited) |
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Payne B. Johnson as Boy (uncredited) |
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Russ Powell as Servant (uncredited) |
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Georges Renavent as Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Ship's Medic (uncredited) |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Walter Reisch | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alexander Korda | Director |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Writing | R.C. Sherriff | Screenplay |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Production Design |
| Camera | Rudolph Maté | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Producer |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Supervising Editor |
| Art | Julia Heron | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Walter Mayo | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costume Design |