''Emma Hamilton'' is a 1968
historical
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drama film
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directed by
Christian-Jaque
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and starring
Michèle Mercier
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,
Richard Johnson and
John Mills
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.
It was partly based on the 1864 novel ''
La Sanfelice
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'' by
Alexandre Dumas
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and depicts the love affair between
Emma Hamilton
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and
Horatio Nelson
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. It was a co-production between Italy, West Germany, France and the United States.
Cast
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Michèle Mercier
Michèle Mercier (born 1 January 1939 as Jocelyne Yvonne Renée Mercier) is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monicel ...
as Emma Lyon-Hamilton
*
Richard Johnson as Horatio Nelson
*
John Mills
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as Sir William Hamilton
*
Harald Leipnitz as Harry Featherstone
*
Claudio Undari
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as Captain Hardy
*
Mirko Ellis
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as John Payne
*
Lorenzo Terzon
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as Lord Charles Greville
*
Howard Ross as Dick Strong
*
Gabriella Giorgelli as Laurie Strong
*
Gisela Uhlen
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Uhlen was born Gisela Friedlinde Schreck (German national library entry) in Leipzig, Germany as fourth child of Luise Frieda and ...
as Mrs Love
*
Venantino Venantini as Prince Carraciola
*
Mario Pisu
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Born in Montecchio Emilia, Pisu was considered to be one of the most elegant performers of the Italian cinema. He began his career on stage and screen in ...
as King Ferdinand of Naples
*
Boy Gobert
Boy Gobert (5 June 1925 – 30 May 1986) was a German film and television actor.
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* '' Island of the Dead'' (1955) – Schiffs-Steward
* ''A Heart Full of Music'' (1955) – Granito Bubiblanca
* ''Meine Kinder und ich'' (1955 ...
as Romney, George
*
Gigi Ballista as Cardinal Ruffo
*
Dieter Borsche
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as Dr. Graham
*
Nadja Tiller
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Nadja Tiller, daughter of actor Anton Tiller of Vie ...
as Queen Caroline of Naples
See also
*
List of American films of 1968
References
External links
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1968 films
West German films
English-language French films
English-language German films
English-language Italian films
1960s biographical drama films
1968 romantic drama films
Films based on French novels
Films based on historical novels
Films based on works by Alexandre Dumas
Films directed by Christian-Jaque
Films set in Naples
Films set in the 1790s
Films set in the 1800s
American romantic drama films
American biographical drama films
French romantic drama films
French biographical drama films
German biographical drama films
Italian romantic drama films
Italian biographical drama films
1960s historical romance films
Cultural depictions of Horatio Nelson
Cultural depictions of Emma, Lady Hamilton
Italian historical romance films
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Gaumont Film Company films
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