Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.
Bill Pullman, aka President Whitmore from Independence Day, reveals what the movie studio wanted to call the film.
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| Ioan Gruffudd | ... | Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Captain Sir Edward Pellew | |
| Antony Sher | ... | Colonel Moncoutant | |
| Samuel West | ... | Major Lord Edrington | |
| John Shrapnel | ... | General Charette | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Admiral Lord Hood | |
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Estelle Skornik | ... | Mariette |
| Jamie Bamber | ... | Acting Lieutenant Archie Kennedy | |
| Jonathan Coy | ... | Lieutenant Bracegirdle | |
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Colin MacLachlan | ... | Master Bowles |
| Paul Copley | ... | Matthews | |
| Sean Gilder | ... | Styles | |
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Simon Sherlock | ... | Oldroyd |
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Jean Badin | ... | Fauré |
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Ian Lindsay | ... | Collins |
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Hornblower is called to take a company of British troops (which the sailors call lobsters because of their red coats) and a company of French nationalists to France to fight in the revolution. But Hornblower is horrified by the brutality of the French commander as he guillotines everyone in a village that destroyed his former home and his unwillingness to take part in the actual battles. However, when the commander and his men set out to rape and brutalize a young school teacher, Hornblower vows his protection of her. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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In the original novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, "The Frogs and the Lobsters" occurs before Hornblower receives his promotion to Lieutenant, or even being ranked Acting-Lieutenant. Furthermore, the novel does not have any love interest for Hornblower. See more »Goofs
The invasion is supposed to take place in Brittany (Bretagne), which has an oceanic climate, with abundant rain leading to a green countryside. However the location used for filming seems to be Mediterranean, warm and dry, dusty, and with typical vegetation (less grass, coniferous trees like pines), possibly Provence. See more »Quotes
Master Bowles: Gentlemen, it appears that Mister Hornblower is now the standard by which we must all measure ourselves.See more »
The "Horatio Hornblower" series has been a wonderful surprise. It is beautifully filmed, with enough period detail to make it seem real, while things are carefully explained to us so that it is not too obscure. We learn along with the new young officer Horatio. By the time of this, the fourth movie, he has developed confidence and values of his own, and they are sorely tested as he, a sailor, ends up in a French village contested by the Republicans and the Royalists. The performances are wonderful. I hope that there are more "Horatio's" in the works.