Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
- 13 nominations total

Ioan Gruffudd

Lieutenant Horatio Hornbloweras Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay

Commodore Sir Edward Pellewas Commodore Sir Edward Pellew

David Warner

Captain James Sawyeras Captain James Sawyer

Nicholas Jones

Lieutenant Bucklandas Lieutenant Buckland

Paul McGann

Lieutenant Bushas Lieutenant Bush

Jamie Bamber

Lieutenant Archie Kennedyas Lieutenant Archie Kennedy

Philip Glenister

Gunner Hobbsas Gunner Hobbs

Paul Copley

Matthewsas Matthews

Sean Gilder

Stylesas Styles

David Rintoul

Dr. Cliveas Dr. Clive

Terence Corrigan

Midshipman Wellardas Midshipman Wellard

Gilly Gilchrist

Randallas Randall

Paul Brightwell

Sergeant Whitingas Sergeant Whiting

Moses Rockman

Bowmanas Bowman

Director
- Andrew Grieve
Writers
- T.R. Bowen(screenplay)
- C.S. Forester(books)
All cast & crew
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Sir Edward Pellew visits Horatio Hornblower who is jail in Jamaica awaiting his trial on a charge of making a mutiny. His problems began six months earlier when he was appointed Third Lieutenant aboard the HMS Renown under the famous Captain James Sawyer. It soon becomes apparent to several of the officers, including Horatio's friend Archie Kennedy who is aboard ship as Fourth Lieutenant that the Captain is suffering from madness of some sort. He is cruel and sees conspiracies everywhere. Both Horatio and Midshipman Welland prove to be the particular objects of his wrath. The situation is not helped by an inexperience First Lieutenant who does not command the Captain's respect and a newly arrived Second Lieutenant who doesn't seem ready to challenge the Captain in any way. —garykmcd

ambiguous scene moral choice naval mutiny naval battle refusing to obey orders 64 more

Taglines
- He's Back!
Genres
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Trivia
2nd Lieutenant Bush (Paul McGann) was cast in the title role in contemporary Napoleonic Wars television series, Sharpe (1993) however, two weeks into filming of the first episode in Ukraine, McGann injured his knee playing football and was forced to withdraw. When production started again a month later, Sean Bean took over the role that made him famous.

Goofs
When Captain Sawyer orders grog at high noon, he shouts "We'll splice the Main Brace!" which draws a cheer from his crew. Now the phrase "Splice the Main Brace" is a celebratory call before a drink; however, during the age of sail under its original meaning, the phrase was an order to undertake one of the most difficult tasks on-board ship involving splicing the principal line controlling the rotation of the main sail (anyone who desired to do it received an extra issue of rum). The task was long and arduous and critically important for the safety of the ship. Thus, when Captain Sawyer gave this order, his crew would have been looking at hours of work ahead of them with no reason to cheer.

Quotes
Capt. James Sawyer: Liberty, equality, stupidity!

Connections
Featured in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)

Top review

9/10

True Swashbuckling Adventure

I didn't see the A&E movie when it first came out and missed part two the second, so have bought the video from Amazon.com. This is true adventure with enough action to keep the suspence continual. My husband has read several of the books and both forms of the stories are excellent. A great cast and the sight of the beautiful sailing vessels in full rigging -- I'd forgotten how much I love them. I recommend this movie to everyone of any age.

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