Released Date:
1999-04-04
Languages:
English, French
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
93 min
IMDB Ratings:
8.2 (3963 Reviews)
Director:
Andrew GrieveC.S. Forester (stories)
Russell Lewis (screenplay)
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower joins the British fleet just as the French Revolution is about to change European history. But he has worries closer to home as he incurs the wrath of a shipmate named Simpson, a bully who everyone else avoids and placates. Events lead to a duel, but one of Hornblower's mates takes his place and is killed. At war with France, Hornblower and Simpson are assigned different ships, but are reunited when Simpson's ship is sunk. Events lead to another duel with different results.
Released Date:
2003-12-02
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
125 min
IMDB Ratings:
8.2 (2180 Reviews)
Director:
Andrew GrieveC.S. Forester (novel)
Niall Leonard (screenplay)
The war with France has been over for a year and Horatio Hornblower finds himself on land. With his ship, the Retribution, laid up and his promotion to Commander rescinded as a result, he finds himself a poor Lieutenant in a peace time navy. He has taken to playing cards to make a living. Luck presents itself in the form Sir Edward Pellew, his mentor and former commanding officer. Horatio soon finds himself again promoted to Commander and in charge of a sloop, the HMS Hotspur. He recruits his old shipmate Lt. Bush as his first officer, along with Matthews and Stiles. His task is to transport a French officer to the coast but once ashore, Horatio discovers the French amassing an invasion force. Once again at war, the men of the Hotspur are tasked to lead an advance force against a shore battery ahead of the British fleet. Hornblower soon realizes he has a traitor among his crew. In his personal life, he has to deal with the lovely Maria, his landlady's daughter who has taken quite a liking to him
Released Date:
2003-12-02
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
125 min
IMDB Ratings:
8.2 (2252 Reviews)
Director:
Andrew GrieveC.S. Forester (novel)
Niall Leonard (screenplay)
The war with France has been over for a year and Horatio Hornblower finds himself on land. With his ship, the Retribution, laid up and his promotion to Commander rescinded as a result, he finds himself a poor Lieutenant in a peace time navy. He has taken to playing cards to make a living. Luck presents itself in the form Sir Edward Pellew, his mentor and former commanding officer. Horatio soon finds himself again promoted to Commander and in charge of a sloop, the HMS Hotspur. He recruits his old shipmate Lt. Bush as his first officer, along with Matthews and Stiles. His task is to transport a French officer to the coast but once ashore, Horatio discovers the French amassing an invasion force. Once again at war, the men of the Hotspur are tasked to lead an advance force against a shore battery ahead of the British fleet. Hornblower soon realizes he has a traitor among his crew. In his personal life, he has to deal with the lovely Maria, his landlady's daughter who has taken quite a liking to him
Released Date:
2006-03-23
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
105 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (1330 Reviews)
Director:
Stephen PoliakoffGenres:
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