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.
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05/15/09
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... [More]
Starring: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Denis O'Dea
Director: Raoul Walsh
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...holds its own against Russell Crowe's CGI expeditions from topsail to yardarm, and this one has more plot.
03/05/07
Brilliant adventure film with rich visual style.
07/17/09
A thinking person's swashbuckler.
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