Nelson (1918 film)
{{short description|1918 film}}
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| director = Maurice Elvey
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| starring = Donald Calthrop
Malvina Longfellow
Ivy Close
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1918|||}}
| runtime = 126 minutes[https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-nelson-the-story-of-englands-immortal-naval-hero-1918-online Nelson; The Story of England's Immortal Naval Hero], British Film Institute (BFI), London, UK. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
| country = United Kingdom
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
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Nelson, also cited as Nelson: The Story of England's Immortal Naval Hero, is a 1918 British historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Donald Calthrop, Malvina Longfellow and Ivy Close. Its screenplay is based on the biography of Admiral Horatio Nelson by Robert Southey.
Cast
- Donald Calthrop - Horatio Nelson
- Malvina Longfellow - Lady Hamilton
- Ivy Close - Mrs. Nesbit
- Ernest Thesiger - Wiliam Pitt
- Allan Jeayes - Sir William Hamilton
- Edward O'Neill - King of Naples
- Teddy Arundell - Captain Berry
- Eric Barker - Nelson as a child
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0009425}}
{{Maurice Elvey}}
Category:1910s historical films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:British historical films
Category:British biographical films
Category:British silent feature films
Category:1910s English-language films
Category:Cultural depictions of Emma, Lady Hamilton
Category:Napoleonic Wars naval films
Category:Films directed by Maurice Elvey
Category:Films set in the 1800s
Category:Films based on biographies
Category:Cultural depictions of Horatio Nelson
Category:1910s biographical films
Category:Silent British adventure films
Category:English-language biographical films
Category:English-language historical films
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