Bequest to the Nation

Bequest to the Nation

118 mins | Drama, History | April 18, 1973

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.

Bequest to the Nation

118 mins | Drama, History | April 18, 1973

Bequest to the Nation
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Hal Wallis Productions
Original title Bequest to the Nation
Directors James Cellan Jones
Writers Terence Rattigan

Cast

Glenda Jackson

as Lady Hamilton

Peter Finch

as Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

Michael Jayston

as Capt. Hardy

Anthony Quayle

as Lord Minto

Margaret Leighton

as Lady Frances Nelson

Dominic Guard

as Master George Matcham

Nigel Stock

as George Matcham

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

as Catherine "Catty" Matcham

Roland Culver

as Lord Barham

Richard Mathews

as Rev. William Nelson

Liz Ashley

as Sarah Nelson

John Nolan

as Capt. Blackwood

André Maranne

as Adm. Villeneuve

Clelia Matania

as Francesca

Pat Heywood

as Emily

Stephen Jack

as Major-domo

James Cossins

as McKillop (uncredited)

David de Keyser

as French Commander (uncredited)

Nicholas Lyndhurst

as Shot Cabin Boy (uncredited)

Philip Madoc

as French Captain (uncredited)

Ken Parry

as Victory's Cook (uncredited)