Dir. Alexander Korda · Starring Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray, Sara Allgood, Gladys Cooper, Henry Wilcoxon · Music Miklós Rózsa
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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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A grand, sweeping romance set against the backdrop of war and societal upheaval. It's a tale of passionate love, ambition, and the dramatic consequences of a scandalous affair, all captured with classic Hollywood elegance.
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