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Hollywood is planning a movie about Britain's greatest naval war hero, Horatio Nelson, reports Variety.Hollywood is planning a movie about Britain's greatest naval war hero, Horatio Nelson, reports Variety.
Studio Warner Bros hopes to deliver a biopic titled Love and Glory based on John Sugden's biographies Nelson: A Dream of Glory and Nelson: The Sword of Albion. It will be written by Peter Woodward, an actor-turned-screenwriter who recently completed work on the upcoming independent thriller Signal Hill.Studio Warner Bros hopes to deliver a biopic titled Love and Glory based on John Sugden's biographies Nelson: A Dream of Glory and Nelson: The Sword of Albion. It will be written by Peter Woodward, an actor-turned-screenwriter who recently completed work on the upcoming independent thriller Signal Hill.
Nelson is best known for his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he used unorthodox strategies to defeat a combined French and Spanish fleet of superior numbers in decisive fashion. The commander-in-chief of Britain's Mediterranean fleet, he was killed during the battle, but the victory forced Napoleon to abandon his plans to invade and surrender control of the seas.Nelson is best known for his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he used unorthodox strategies to defeat a combined French and Spanish fleet of superior numbers in decisive fashion. The commander-in-chief of Britain's Mediterranean fleet, he was killed during the battle, but the victory forced Napoleon to abandon his plans to invade and surrender control of the seas.
In the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons programme in 2002, Nelson was voted the ninth greatest Briton of all time. The film is also likely to tackle Nelson's scandalous love affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton, with whom he had a child despite their both being married to other people.In the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons programme in 2002, Nelson was voted the ninth greatest Briton of all time. The film is also likely to tackle Nelson's scandalous love affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton, with whom he had a child despite their both being married to other people.
Nelson has been depicted on the big screen dozens of times dating back to the silent era. The best known examples include 1941's That Hamilton Woman, with Laurence Olivier opposite Vivien Leigh's Emma, and 1973's Bequest to the Nation, which featured Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson as the famous couple.Nelson has been depicted on the big screen dozens of times dating back to the silent era. The best known examples include 1941's That Hamilton Woman, with Laurence Olivier opposite Vivien Leigh's Emma, and 1973's Bequest to the Nation, which featured Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson as the famous couple.
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