Bequest to the Nation (1973)
1h 58m
Running Time
April 18, 1973Release Date
Bequest to the Nation (1973)
1h 58m
Running Time
April 18, 1973Release Date
Plot.
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Cast & Crew.
Glenda Jackson
Lady Hamilton
Peter Finch
Lord Nelson
Michael Jayston
Captain Hardy
Anthony Quayle
Lord Minto
Margaret Leighton
Lady Frances Nelson
Dominic Guard
Master George Matcham
James Cellan Jones
Director
Nigel Stock
George Matcham
Terence Rattigan
Writer
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Catherine 'Catty' Matcham
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Roland Culver
Lord Barham
Michel Legrand
Composer
Gerry Fisher
Cinematographer
Richard Mathews
Rev. William Nelson
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Liz Ashley
Sarah Nelson
John Nolan
Capt. Blackwood
André Maranne
Adm. Villeneuve
Clelia Matania
Francesca
Pat Heywood
Emily
Stephen Jack
Major-domo
James Cossins
McKillop (uncredited)
David de Keyser
French Commander (uncredited)
Details.
Wiki.
Bequest to the Nation is a 1973 British historical drama film directed by James Cellan Jones and starring Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Michael Jayston and Margaret Leighton. It is based on the 1970 Terence Rattigan play A Bequest to the Nation. In the United States, it was released as The Nelson Affair.