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The Divine Lady(Movie, 1929)

1h 39min | Genres: Drama, History, Romance / Love, War
The Divine LadyRating: 2.8/5 (with 66 votes)
The Divine Lady is a 1929 American pre-Code Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score, sound effects, and some synchronized singing, but no spoken dialogue. It stars Corinne Griffith and tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. It featured the theme song "Lady Divine", with lyrics by Richard Kountz and music by Nathaniel Shilkret, which became a popular hit in 1929 and was recorded by numerous artists, such as Shilkret, Frank Munn, Ben Selvin (as the Cavaliers), Smith Ballew, Adrian Schubert, Sam Lanin, and Bob Haring. The film was adapted by Harry Carr, Forrest Halsey, Agnes Christine Johnston, and Edwin Justus Mayer from the novel The Divine Lady: A Romance of Nelson and Emma Hamilton by E. Barrington. It was directed by Frank Lloyd. The film won the Academy Award for Best Director and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Corinne Griffith) and Best Cinematography. It is the only film to be awarded Best Director without a Best Picture nominati... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Divine Lady

Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography

About The Divine Lady

Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: England
Original language: English (EN)
Translated into 6 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Korean (KO), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/31/1929
Appearing Characters: Emma, Lady Hamilton, Horatio Nelson, William Hamilton, Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, George Romney, Maria Carolina of Austria, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Frances Herbert Woolward
Director: Frank Lloyd
Producer: Walter Morosco, Richard A. Rowland, Frank Lloyd
Screenwriter: Forrest Halsey
Director of Photography: John F. Seitz
Composer: Cecil Copping
Costume designer: Max Rée
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:226644, Added: 04/29/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024