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Director:
Andrew Grieve
Writers:
C.S. Forester (stories)
Russell Lewis (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 April 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | War more
Plot:
Horatio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Ioan Gruffudd and Wife Alice Evans Expecting First Child
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User Comments:
Great entry to the series!!! more (24 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ioan Gruffudd ... Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay ... Capt. Sir Edward Pellew

Dorian Healy ... Midshipman Jack Simpson
Michael Byrne ... Capt. Keene
Robert Bathurst ... Lt. Eccleston
Duncan Bell ... Midshipman Clayton
Paul Copley ... Matthews

Sean Gilder ... Styles
Simon Sherlock ... Oldroyd
Chris Barnes ... Finch

Jamie Bamber ... Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Colin MacLachlan ... Master Bowles
Roger May ... Lt. Chadd

Vincent Grass ... Capt. Forget
Richard Lumsden ... Midshipman Hether
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Horatio Hornblower: The Duel (USA)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Argentina:Atp
Filming Locations:
Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine more
Company:
A&E Television Networks more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to the Hornblower novels by C.S. Forester, Hornblower was tone deaf and would have heard music as noise. He also suffered from seasickness until he got his sea legs. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The Indefatigable is portrayed as a 22-gun corvette, with 12-pounder main guns. In reality she was a 44-gun heavy frigate with 24-pounder main guns. more
Quotes:
Capt. Forget: [Holding a pistol on Hornblower] The chart and the compass - if you please!
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower: [after giving him the chart, Hornblower slowly and deliberately drops the compass overboard] Fish for it!
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Movie Connections:
Followed by Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Heart of Oak more

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16 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Great entry to the series!!!, 21 January 2000
Author: altea from Antwerpen, Belgium

Hornblower: The Even Chance is a great entry to the four made for television movies! Its production value is outstanding starting with the original ships, costumes, cities... and ending with the very convincing battles at sea! This is one of the rare cases where CGI is very clever put to use! Ioan Gruffudd is an excellent choice as Horatio Hornblower! You believe immediately that he is the character! Gruffudd is not a typical Hollywood handsome man but a traditional beautiful European(he is Irish from origin!) lad. Watching this movie makes an exceptional evening! Highly recommended!

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