Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Ioan Gruffudd | ... | Acting Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Captain Sir Edward Pellew | |
| Cherie Lunghi | ... | Duchess of Wharfedale | |
| Christopher Fulford | ... | M'Man Hunter | |
| Ronald Pickup | ... | Don Massaredo | |
| Jamie Bamber | ... | Kennedy | |
| Jonathan Coy | ... | Lieutenant Bracegirdle | |
| John Woodvine | ... | Sir Hew Dalrymple | |
| Paul Copley | ... | Matthews | |
| Sean Gilder | ... | Styles | |
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Simon Sherlock | ... | Oldroyd |
| Jean-Yves Berteloot | ... | Etienne de Vergasse | |
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Vincent S. Boluda | ... | Spanish Lieutenant |
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Jolyon Baker | ... | Captain Joubert |
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Colin MacLachlan | ... | Master Bowles |
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Hornblower captures the French vessel, Le Reve, and is asked by Pellew to sail her back to England so that she can be outfitted for the English navy, and also, as a favor, to convey the unusual Duchess of Wharfedale back home. Unfortunately, Le Reve, Hornblower, the duchess and the crew are captured by the Spanish and imprisoned. There, Horatio finds Kennedy, wasted and hopeless from months in solitary. Against the odds, Horatio must find a way to escape with Kennedy, against Hunter's protests, and with the growing suspicion that the duchess may not be who she appears. Written by Kathy Li
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18 April 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil See more »Company Credits
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A+E Networks, Meridian Broadcasting, United Film and Television Productions See more »
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Hunter: We're here to fight them aren't we?
Hornblower: No, Mr. Hunter, we're here to defeat them.
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The lines that Kennedy quotes when he wakes up and sees Hornblower and the Duchess are taken from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (Act4; scene 15). They are spoken by Cleopatra when she realizes Antony has died. See more »Goofs
Hornblower is released from his solitary confinement in the underground cage, where he has been (presumably) for several days, yet he is clean shaven when returned to his shipmates. See more »Quotes
[Horatio stopped Hunter from shooting the French]Hunter: We're here to fight them aren't we?
Hornblower: No, Mr. Hunter, we're here to defeat them.
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This movie, as well as the other three in the series, is "a refreshing drink of water in a drought stricken land." The hero of the story is the truest of men. A man who knows right from wrong and is willing to do anything to stand by the right. This particular movie has one up on the first two in that it has a touch of romance in it where the others are lacking. They all are characterized by plenty of mystery, adventure and very strong character development.
My only complaint is that the movies all tend to leave out important points which left me sometimes wondering what was going on. This is hardly noticeable though when you lay this short-coming up against its list of strengths.
A must see!