Brilliant adventure film with rich visual style.
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:6
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A straightforward naval adventure, based on three novels by C.S. Forester, about the heroic, 19th-century British sea captain. The story sails with his ship, the Lydia, through battles with Spain... A straightforward naval adventure, based on three novels by C.S. Forester, about the heroic, 19th-century British sea captain. The story sails with his ship, the Lydia, through battles with Spain and then France won with wit rather than might. Hornblower still finds time to romance Lady Barbara Wellesley, who roils emotional seas because she's married to his admiral. [More]
Starring: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Denis O'Dea
Starring: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Denis O'Dea, Christopher Lee, James Robertson Justice, Terence Morgan, Moultrie Kelsall, Richard Hearne, James Kenney
Director: Raoul Walsh
Director: Raoul Walsh
Screenwriter: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Aeneas MacKenzie
Story: C.S. Forester
Producer: Gerry Mitchell
Composer: Robert Farnon
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Reviews for Captain Horatio Hornblower
Captain Horatio Hornblower showed the 64 year-old director Raoul Walsh still able to conjure up a rousing good action picture, even in color and with a largish budget.
...holds its own against Russell Crowe's CGI expeditions from topsail to yardarm, and this one has more plot.
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