Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. poster

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.( 1951)

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The sun never sets on his world of adventure.

Overview

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gregory Peck

      Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

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      Virginia Mayo

      Lady Barbara Wellesley

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      Robert Beatty

      Lt. William Bush

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      Moultrie Kelsall

      Lt. Crystal

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      Terence Morgan

      2nd Lt. Gerard

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      James Kenney

      Midshipman Longley

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      James Robertson Justice

      Seaman Quist

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      Denis O'Dea

      RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

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      Richard Hearne

      Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)

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      Michael Dolan

      Surgeon Gundarson

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      Stanley Baker

      Mr. Harrison (Bosun)

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      Alan Tilvern

      Hernandez

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      Alec Mango

      El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)

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      Christopher Lee

      Spanish Captain

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      John Witty

      Capt. Entenza

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      Michael Goodliffe

      Col. Caillard - POW Escort

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      Eugene Deckers

      French Commandant

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      Ingeborg von Kusserow

      Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid)

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      Amy Veness

      Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)

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      Kynaston Reeves

      Adm. Lord Hood

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      Ronald Adam

      Adm. McCartney

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      Chris Adcock

      Crewman (uncredited)

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      Basil Bartlett

      Capt. Elliott (uncredited)

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      André Belhomme

      French Guard (uncredited)

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      David Birks

      Crewman (uncredited)

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      Robert Cawdron

      "Witch of Endor" French Mate (uncredited)

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      Diane Cilento

      Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited)

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      Howard Connell

      "Lydia" Seaman (uncredited)

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      Alexander Davion

      Spanish Officer (uncredited)

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      Steve Donahue

      Crewman (uncredited)

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      Patric Doonan

      Seaman (uncredited)

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      Anthony Forwood

      Lt. Woodford (uncredited)

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      Arthur Gomez

      French Corvette Captain (uncredited)

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      Lindsay Hooper

      Crewman (uncredited)

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      Richard Johnson

      Macrae (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Sep 25 2014
    Beat To Quarters! It's fun, it's exciting, and it looks fabulous at times, it is however far from being a great movie. In the absence of Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck steps in to Hornblower's shoes and as much as he gives it his all (rumoured to have been one of his favourite performances), it's a spot of miscasting that thankfully doesn't kill the picture dead, he's just sadly a tad too straight laced to really make the role work. The same can be said for the casting of Virginia Mayo as Lady Barbara Wellesley, pretty as she is, it's an odd bit of casting that never quite comes off, yet as daft ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • captain
    • battle
    • napoleonic wars
    • sea battle