Bequest to the Nation (film)
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| Directed by | James Cellan Jones |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Terence Rattigan |
| Starring | Glenda Jackson Peter Finch Michael Jayston Anthony Quayle |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Editing by | Anne V. Coates |
| Release date(s) | 18 April 1973 (New York City) |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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.[1] It is based on the 1970 Terence Rattigan play A Bequest to the Nation. The film depicts the relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars. In the United States, it was released as The Nelson Affair.
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- 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
- Nigel Stock - George Matcham
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt - Catherine 'Catty' Matcham
- Roland Culver - Lord Barham
- Richard Matthews - Reverend William Nelson
- Liz Ashley - Sarah Nelson
- John Nolan - Captain Blackwood
- André Maranne - Admiral Villeneuve
- Clelia Matania - Francesca
- Pat Heywood - Emily
- Stephen Jack - Major-domo
- Nicholas Lyndhurst - Cabin boy
- Philip Madoc - French Captain
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