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Bequest to the Nation
6.5(4)19731h 58m
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
- Director
- James Cellan Jones
- Writers
- Terence Rattigan
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Cast

Glenda Jackson
Lady Hamilton

Peter Finch
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson

Michael Jayston
Capt. Hardy

Anthony Quayle
Lord Minto

Margaret Leighton
Lady Frances Nelson

Dominic Guard
Master George Matcham

Nigel Stock
George Matcham

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Catherine "Catty" Matcham

Roland Culver
Lord Barham

Richard Mathews
Rev. William Nelson
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

David de Keyser
French Commander

Nicholas Lyndhurst
Shot Cabin Boy

Philip Madoc
French Captain
Ken Parry
Victory's Cook
Crew
Directing
- James Cellan JonesDirector
Writing
- Terence RattiganWriter
Production
- Hal B. WallisProducer
Camera
- Gerry FisherDirector of Photography
- Mike RutterAssistant Camera
Editing
- Anne V. CoatesEditor
Sound
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Vernon DixonSet Decoration
- Jack StephensArt Direction
- Carmen DillonProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Margaret FurseCostume Design
- Joan CarpenterHairstylist
- George FrostMakeup Artist
- Christopher TuckerMakeup Artist