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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Adventure · War · History · 1951

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.

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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

“The sun never sets on his world of adventure.”

1951 Adventure · War · History 1h 57m

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7.0 / 10

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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.

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Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Written by

Æneas MacKenzie · Ivan Goff · Ben Roberts

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Lady Barbara Wellesley

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Lt. William Bush

Moultrie Kelsall

Moultrie Kelsall

Lt. Crystal

Terence Morgan

Terence Morgan

2nd Lt. Gerard

James Kenney

James Kenney

Midshipman Longley

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Seaman Quist

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.