Alexander Korda
Series
Criterion collection volume 487
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (13 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
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,...