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Captain Horatio Hornblower

NR

1951

117 minutes

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Overview

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

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Gregory Peck headshot

Gregory Peck

Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

Virginia Mayo headshot

Virginia Mayo

Lady Barbara Wellesley

Robert Beatty headshot

Robert Beatty

Lt. William Bush

Moultrie Kelsall headshot

Moultrie Kelsall

Lt. Crystal

Terence Morgan headshot

Terence Morgan

2nd Lt. Gerard

James Kenney headshot

James Kenney

Midshipman Longley

James Robertson Justice headshot

James Robertson Justice

Seaman Quist

Denis O'Dea headshot

Denis O'Dea

RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

Richard Hearne headshot

Richard Hearne

Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)

Michael Dolan headshot

Michael Dolan

Surgeon Gundarson

Stanley Baker headshot

Stanley Baker

Mr. Harrison (Bosun)

Alan Tilvern headshot

Alan Tilvern

Hernandez

Alec Mango headshot

Alec Mango

El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)

Christopher Lee headshot

Christopher Lee

Spanish Captain

John Witty headshot

John Witty

Capt. Entenza

Michael Goodliffe headshot

Michael Goodliffe

Col. Caillard - POW Escort

Eugene Deckers headshot

Eugene Deckers

French Commandant

Ingeborg von Kusserow headshot

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid)

Amy Veness headshot

Amy Veness

Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)

Kynaston Reeves headshot

Kynaston Reeves

Adm. Lord Hood

Ronald Adam headshot

Ronald Adam

Adm. McCartney

Chris Adcock headshot

Chris Adcock

Crewman (uncredited)

Basil Bartlett headshot

Basil Bartlett

Capt. Elliott (uncredited)

André Belhomme headshot

André Belhomme

French Guard (uncredited)

David Birks headshot

David Birks

Crewman (uncredited)

Robert Cawdron headshot

Robert Cawdron

"Witch of Endor" French Mate (uncredited)

Diane Cilento headshot

Diane Cilento

Maria Hornblower (voice) (uncredited)

Howard Connell headshot

Howard Connell

"Lydia" Seaman (uncredited)

Alexander Davion headshot

Alexander Davion

Spanish Officer (uncredited)

Steve Donahue headshot

Steve Donahue

Crewman (uncredited)

Patric Doonan headshot

Patric Doonan

Seaman (uncredited)

Anthony Forwood headshot

Anthony Forwood

Lt. Woodford (uncredited)

Arthur Gomez headshot

Arthur Gomez

French Corvette Captain (uncredited)

Lindsay Hooper headshot

Lindsay Hooper

Crewman (uncredited)

Richard Johnson headshot

Richard Johnson

Macrae (uncredited)