Horatio Hornblower Vol. 4 - The Wrong War

Horatio Hornblower Vol. 4 - The Wrong War
by Andrew Grieve

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Actor: Antony Sher, Ioan Gruffudd, John Shrapnel, Robert Lindsay, Samuel West
Director: Andrew Grieve
Cinematographer: Alec Curtis
Producer: Andrew Benson
Producer: Delia Fine
Producer: Peter Richardson
Producer: Vernon Lawrence
Writer: C.S. Forester
Writer: Chris Ould
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: A&E Home Video

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Movie Review: Horatio meets misguided French royalists
Summary: 4 Stars

The Wrong War, the fourth episode in the series, introduces Horatio to French royalist aligned with the Bourbons. In the first episode, Horatio is 17 years old. However five years have passed and by the fourth episode, he is 22 years old. Louis XVI and his wife Queen Marie Antoinette have been executed and many of the loyal royalists have left France. They have tried to form a government in exile around Louis XVII and are plotting how to overthrow the new French Republic. These noblemen wish to invade France and they believe they can gather loyal peasants, march to Paris, and over throw the new republic. The English military leadership knows this plan is foolishness but suspect it will cause trouble for the new republic, with whom the English are at war. England was not yet ready for a true republic form of government, and thus when Louis XVI was executed, they declared war as did other royalist countries. Unfortunately poor young Hornblower gets to accompany this doomed expedition into coastal France where the republican forces are waiting to destroy the foolish royalists. This may be the weakest episode of the first 4 since the French royalists are portrayed as homicidal revenge freaks. One Marquis is intent on killing everyone who displayed any leadership or independence after the overthrow of the aristocracy. This aspect of the story was a bit silly and unrealistic. In addition, Horatio seems to meet his first adult love interest, a beautiful young French school mistress. Thus, this is the episode that allows Horatio to become more than an action hero and to become romantic.

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