Captain Horatio Hornblower
by Raoul Walsh
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Actor: Gregory Peck, Moultrie Kelsall, Robert Beatty, Terence Morgan, Virginia MayoDirector: Raoul Walsh
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Guy Green
Editor: Jack Harris
Writer: Ivan Goff
Writer: Ben Roberts
Writer: ?neas MacKenzie
Writer: C.S. Forester
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
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Summary: 4 Stars
A perfect example of a well done Sea going romance aboard a British Man 'O War.
Summary of Captain Horatio Hornblower
The much-loved novels of C.S. Forester come to life in Captain Horatio Hornblower, a solid, engrossing seafaring tale. Forester himself worked on the script for the 1951 film, which mines its plot from three Hornblower books. Set during the Napoleonic era, the movie kicks off by steering British captain Hornblower (Gregory Peck) into the middle of a nimble cat-and-mouse game with anti-Spanish rebels in the New World--only to find that in the months since he set sail from Old Blighty, national alliances have changed, causing a reversal in his original mission. The action later shifts to Europe, and throughout there is a love story involving a noblewoman (Virginia Mayo) who takes unexpected lodging aboard Hornblower's ship. The film has an intelligence that keeps it watchable, although it's definitely not one of the more buoyant films of the robust director Raoul Walsh. Perhaps the movie falls short of classic status because of the casting: its sober nature might stem from the personality of Gregory Peck, who looks marvelous but remains stolid throughout, while Virginia Mayo is, well, Virginia Mayo, a league away from British aristocracy. The sea battles don't have the technical dazzle of Master and Commander but they look acceptable for their time, and the movie's fondness for detail is gratifying. Forester's tales later became a series of British TV programs, with Ioan Gruffud as Hornblower. --Robert HortonScreen legend Gregory Peck brings to life C.S. Forester's classic nautical hero Horatio Hornblower. Hornblower battles the French and the Spanish forces during the Napoleonic wars but also finds time for romance in this story from director Raoul Walsh.Running Time: 117 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 085391108023 Manufacturer No: 110802
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