Bequest to the Nation

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Overview

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.

Cast: Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Michael Jayston, Anthony Quayle, Margaret Leighton, more

Director: James Cellan Jones

Genres: Drama, History

Cast

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Bequest to the Nation

Overview

Cast

Glenda Jackson

Peter Finch

Michael Jayston

Anthony Quayle

Margaret Leighton

Dominic Guard

Nigel Stock

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Roland Culver

Richard Mathews

Liz Ashley

John Nolan

André Maranne

Clelia Matania

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