Bequest to the Nation (film)

Bequest to the Nation
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
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	18 April 1973 (1973-04-18) (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. 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 plus others they would meet, including Nelson's nephew: the story takes place before Nelson's heading out to sea for the battle of Trafalgar. In the United States, it was released as The Nelson Affair.

Cast

• 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 Mathews - 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

External links

• Bequest to the Nation at IMDb