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Overview

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8.0/10   2,036 votes
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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
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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Absolutely wonderful more

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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
Filming Locations:
Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine 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:
Revealing mistakes: When they are supposed to be stranded in a ship's boat in the Atlantic, out of sight of France, the coast is plainly visible behind the French captain of the Marie Galante when he and Hornblower stand-off with guns just before the Indefatigable is sighted. more
Quotes:
Captain Sir Edward Pellew: The old adversary may wear a new face, but whatever mask he chooses to hide behind, a Frenchman is still a Frenchman and we will beat him as we always have beaten him! more
Movie Connections:
Followed by Hornblower: Loyalty (2003) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Heart of Oak more

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13 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:-
Absolutely wonderful, 14 July 2000
10/10
Author: Yael Ben-Israel (yaelb@nite.org.il) from Jerusalem, Israel

First of all, a note about the American titles for this mini-series: what's wrong with you people? Can't you leave a title alone? Or do you think your crowd is so dumb, they wouldn't understand the title that the makers gave it? Why did you have to change "The Even Chance" into "The Duel", for instance (and the other titles as well)? Translating a foreign title is one thing. Altering (and totally ruining) an existing title is something else.

And now to the comment: "Hornblower" is one of the best-made series I have ever seen. It's clever, it's interesting, it's really wonderful in all aspects possible. And Ioan Gruffudd is not only good looking, he's a good actor- a skill that most Hollywood stars unfortunately lack. Right now I have only seen the first two episodes, but I'm definitely not going to miss the other two.

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