Lady Hamilton (1921 film)

Lady Hamilton
Lady Hamilton
Directed by	Richard Oswald
Written by	Heinrich Vollrath Schumacher; Richard Oswald
Produced by	Richard Oswald
Starring	Liane Haid; Conrad Veidt; Werner Krauss;
Cinematography	Carl Hoffmann; Károly Vass;
Production; company	Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Distributed by	National Film
Release date	20 October 1921;
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

Lady Hamilton is a 1921 German silent historical film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Conrad Veidt and Werner Krauss.^[1] The film depicts the love affair between the British Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton. It was based on two novels by Heinrich Vollrath Schumacher. A copy of the film exists in a Russian film archive.^[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Dreier and Paul Leni. Location shooting took place in Hamburg, London, Naples, Rome and Venice.

Cast[]

Liane Haid as Lady Hamilton
Conrad Veidt as Lord Nelson
Werner Krauss as Lord William Hamilton
Reinhold Schünzel as Ferdinand IV, King of Naples
as Marie Caroline, Queen of Naples
Anton Pointner as Greville
Julia Serda as Adele Nelson
Georg Alexander as George, Prince of Wales (the later George IV)
Paul Bildt as Francesco Caraciollo, Minister des Königs
Theodor Loos as George Romney, ein berühmter Maler
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Joshua Nesbitt, Nelsons Stiefsohn
Gertrude Welcker as Arabella Kelly
Adele Sandrock as Vorsteherin eines adeligen Stifts
as Jane Middleton
as Phyrne
Hugo Döblin as Doctor Graham, Kurpfuscher
Heinrich George as Kapitän, Sir John Willett Payne
Friedrich Kühne as Tug, Sir Johns Oberbootsmann
Louis Ralph as Tom Kid, Matrose
Ilka Grüning as Eine Wirtin
as Emma Lyons Mutter
Max Adalbert as drei Lazaronis
Max Gülstorff as drei Lazaronis
Hans Stürm as drei Lazaronis
as Friseur
Carl Geppert as Anderer friseur
Adolf Klein as Marineminister
Karl Platen as Kammerdiener des Königs
Georg John as zwei Jacobiner
as zwei Jacobiner

References[]

^ Soister p. 140
^ "Lady Hamilton (1921)". 20 October 1921.

Bibliography[]

Soister, John T. (2002). Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1289-1.

External links[]

Lady Hamilton at IMDb

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[1] Soister p. 140

[2] "Lady Hamilton (1921)". 20 October 1921.

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