That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman (1941) starring Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbry. Lady Emma Hamilton (Leigh), wife of the British ambassador to Naples (Mowbry), meets and falls in love with Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson (Olivier). Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, it's a tragic romance between two people who are married to others, and Leigh and Olivier have never been more attractive on screen. Their love affair is utterly convincing, plus, there is a grand sea battle thrown in for effect. Notice that this movie was made two years after "Gone With the Wind," so Leigh was near the height of her career. The fact that this film was shot in black and white hardly detracts from the appeal. I genuinely enjoyed it. (Subtitles in English are available, which is a good thing because closed captions are not included.) Grade: A-