Lady Hamilton (1921 film)

Lady Hamilton
Directed byRichard Oswald
Written byHeinrich Vollrath Schumacher
Richard Oswald
Produced byRichard Oswald
Starring
Cinematography
Production
company
Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Distributed byNational Film
Release date
  • 20 October 1921 (1921-10-20)
CountryGermany
Languages

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.

  1. ^ Soister p. 140
  2. ^ "Lady Hamilton (1921)". 20 October 1921. With Russian intertitles and English subtitles, click CC (closed captions).