Bequest to the Nation (film)
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| Directed by | James Cellan Jones |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Terence Rattigan |
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Glenda Jackson Peter Finch Michael Jayston Anthony Quayle |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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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.
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