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4 April 1999 (USA) morePlot:
Horatio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Ioan Gruffudd and Wife Alice Evans Expecting First Child(From Aceshowbiz. 20 April 2009, 9:39 PM, PDT)
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Hornblower-Simply brilliant! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ioan Gruffudd | ... | Midshipman Horatio Hornblower | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Capt. Sir Edward Pellew | |
| Dorian Healy | ... | Midshipman Jack Simpson | |
| Michael Byrne | ... | Capt. Keene | |
| Robert Bathurst | ... | Lt. Eccleston | |
| Duncan Bell | ... | Midshipman Clayton | |
| Paul Copley | ... | Matthews | |
| Sean Gilder | ... | Styles | |
| Simon Sherlock | ... | Oldroyd | |
| Chris Barnes | ... | Finch | |
| Jamie Bamber | ... | Midshipman Archie Kennedy | |
| Colin MacLachlan | ... | Master Bowles | |
| Roger May | ... | Lt. Chadd | |
| Vincent Grass | ... | Capt. Forget | |
| Richard Lumsden | ... | Midshipman Hether |
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One of the ships used for the film was "The Grand Turk" which is a working replica of a 1790s man-o-war that makes yearly trips throughout Europe and winters in the city of Whitby, England. It was specially built for 'Hornblower', and painted black and buff on one side, and black and red on the other, so that it could double as a British or French ship, depending on the angle it was filmed from. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The Indefatigable is portrayed as a 22-gun corvette, with 12-pounder main guns. In reality she was a 44-gun heavy frigate with 24-pounder main guns. moreQuotes:
Midshipman Clayton: [after shooting Simpson in a duel] Got you... Bastard...[blood pours from his mouth and he collapses forwards, shot in the gut]
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I am 19 years old, and since I had not read any of the Hornblower books (I expect most people would think this criminal, not to have read the stories of the most beloved naval hero in fiction!) I knew nothing about the story until the first two hour film was shown on TV (October 7th in England.-I hear that the USA will get the Hornblower series in the New Year) There are four Hornblower films, and the first 'The Even Chance' made me want to see the other three right away! The story is set in the years of the Napoleonic wars, and the first story shows Hornblowers first adventures as midshipman aboard the' Indefatigable'' having to put up with bullying by Simpson another midshipman aboard the ship who takes an instant dislike to the new recuit. The acting by Ioan Gruffudd as the young, self-concious, shy Horatio Hornblower is superb, and his dark brooding good looks are sure to make him a new heart throb. The rest of the cast are brilliant too, from Robert Lindsay as captain Pellew to Dorian Healy as the vicious Simpson. The £12 million spent on the film, has not gone to waste either. The first wooden ship to be built for 140 years, 'The Grand Turk', is used in the film for the 'Indefatigable' and is a stunning sight to see. The action sequences are brilliantly done, making you feel like you are almost on the ship itself. So brilliant action sequences, wonderful battle ships, and a stunning cast, all make Hornblower one of the best things to come on TV in years. Luckily for me (now a huge Hornblower fan) the showing of the second film-which was to be in December- has been put forward to November, because of the huge number of people calling ITV Television station, saying how much they liked it, and demanding for it to be put on early! I personally cannot wait to sail the sea with Horatio Hornblower again.