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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (1,491 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
C.S. Forester (novel)
C.S. Forester (adaptation)
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Release Date:
10 April 1951 (UK) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama | War more
Tagline:
Wherever adventure beckons, you'll find Captain Horatio Hornblower! more
Plot:
During the Napoleonic wars, a British naval captain has adventures in Central American waters. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
" I'm Not worried, ' Long as Captain Hornblower is in command " more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gregory Peck ... Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N

Virginia Mayo ... Lady Barbara Wellesley
Robert Beatty ... Lt. William Bush
Moultrie Kelsall ... Lt. Crystal
Terence Morgan ... 2nd Lt. Gerard
James Kenney ... Midshipman Longley
James Robertson Justice ... Seaman Quist (as James R. Justice)
Denis O'Dea ... RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
Richard Hearne ... Polwheal (Hornblower's batman)
Michael Dolan ... Surgeon Gundarson
Stanley Baker ... Mr. Harrison (bosun)
Alan Tilvern ... Hernandez
Alec Mango ... El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)

Christopher Lee ... Spanish captain
John Witty ... Entenza
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Captain Horatio Hornblower (USA)
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Runtime:
117 min
Country:
UK | USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations:
Alpes-Maritimes, France more
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Trivia:
Peck and Mayo recreated their roles for a 1/21/52 broadcast of radio's Lux Theater. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: It's 1807, and when Hornblower invites his officers for dinner before they go to capture the Natividad, they toast the King while sitting down, rather than standing to do so. This privilege was only given to the Royal Navy after 1830 when William IV became King. He had been a Royal Navy officer for many years himself, and knew how cramped things were on a ship, making standing for a toast difficult. more
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Narrator: In the year Eighteen Hundred and Seven, a small ship of the Royal Navy set sail from England for a secret destination. With five million French and Spanish soldiers poised on the Continent under Napolean, nothing could save England from invasion except her 300 ships. HMS Lydia was soon far beyond battle-charged Europe. Under the most secret of sealed orders, she sailed for southern waters, fought her way around the Horn...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
" I'm Not worried, ' Long as Captain Hornblower is in command ", 31 August 2007
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Author: thinker1691 from USA

Raoul Walsh has many great films to his credit and once you see his name as director, you know the man has imbued his work with all the panache of a great artist. To his credit and well placed among his best work is the sea epic " Captain Horatio Hornblower." This story comes from the fertile and imaginative mind of novelist C. S. Forester who's famed hero has spawned a dozen books, films and T.V. specials. In this particular movie, we have legendary actor Gregory Peck playing the gallant and dashing swashbuckler aboard His Majestys' ship Lydia, Her secret mission is placed in the mists of the Napoleonic wars, charged to deliver guns and ammunition to a pint-size delusional dictator Don Julian Alvarado (Alec Mango) who greets him as a ally but later becomes a belligerent adversary. To help him in his quest is, Lt. William Bush (Robert Beatty) an admirable and courageous second in command. Lt. Crystal (Moultrie Kelsall) an excellent navigator. 2nd Lt. Gerard, Gunnery Officer (Terence Morgan) and Mr. Longley, (James Kenny) Midshipman and junior ensign. Together, with James Justice as 'Seaman Quist' they spend five years on the high seas, braving hunger, thirst and war time experiences, including saving beautiful Lady Barbara Wellesley (Virginia Mayo). A fine story fit for re-telling to any generation ****

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