Lady Hamilton
About Lady Hamilton
Emma Hamilton, married to Sir William Hamilton, begins the affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson that the film follows through the Neapolitan court. Liane Haid plays Emma, Conrad Veidt plays Nelson, and Werner Krauss plays William Hamilton.
Cast & crew
More about Lady Hamilton
Richard Oswald directed and co-wrote it with Heinrich Vollrath Schumacher, from two Schumacher novels. Carl Hoffmann and Károly Vass photographed it. Hans Dreier and Paul Leni designed the sets. The German silent runs 100 minutes.
Themes
Background
German studios in 1921 were still making large costume pictures for export. This one uses the Nelson-Hamilton affair.
Making
Paul Leni, later a Hollywood director, shared the sets with Hans Dreier.
Look
Carl Hoffmann and Károly Vass shot the costume scenes.
Preservation
A copy survives in a Russian film archive.
Notes
- Reinhold Schünzel plays Ferdinand IV of Naples, and Else Heims plays Queen Maria Carolina.
- Theodor Loos plays the painter George Romney. Anton Pointner plays Greville.
- Adele Sandrock, Heinrich George, and Julia Serda are in the supporting cast.
- A print is held in a Russian film archive.
Influenced by
- Novels by Heinrich Vollrath Schumacher
Also available
- Internet Archive (ladyhamilton1921)
