Overview

In the second half of the 18th century, the young shepherdess Emma accidentally catches the eye of the English painter George Romney. She becomes his model in London, where she also has several love affairs. After she is temporarily forced to work as a prostitute, she marries the much older Lord William Hamilton, who is stationed as British ambassador in Naples. There she meets Admiral Nelson again, whom Emma, now Lady Hamilton, had met years before...

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Cast

Michèle Mercier

Emma Lyon-Hamilton

Richard Johnson

Horatio Nelson

John Mills

Lord William Hamilton

Harald Leipnitz

Harry Featherstone

Claudio Undari

Captain Hardy

Mirko Ellis

John Payne

Lorenzo Terzon

Lord Charles Greville

Howard Ross

Dick Strong

Gabriella Giorgelli

Laurie Strong

Gisela Uhlen

Mrs. Love

Venantino Venantini

Prince Carraciola

Mario Pisu

King Ferdinand of Naples