Captain Horatio Hornblower [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; screen play by Ivan Goff & Ben Roberts and Aeneas MacKenzie ; directed by Raoul Walsh.
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FilmPublisher number: 110802 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Portuguese Publication details: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1419843117
- 9781419843112
- Director of photography, Guy Green ; editor, Jack Harris ; music, Robert Farnon.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Gregory Peck stars as the title character in this swashbuckling saga of the high seas based on C.S. Forester's novel. In 1807, Hornblower is given a special assignment by the British Navy: he is to deliver a supply of weapons to El Supremo (Alec Mango), a Latin American rebel leading an uprising against Spain. However, by the time Hornblower arrives, it is discovered that the political winds have shifted, Spain and England are once again allies, and El Supremo is now the enemy of the British forces. Hornblower and his men are also forced to take on a passenger, Lady Barbara Wellesley (Virginia Mayo), a sister of the Duke of Wellington who is trying to escape an outbreak of yellow fever. When she shows symptoms of the disease, Hornblower tries to nurse her back to health while attempting to organize an attack on the armada he just helped to arm. Upon his return to England, Hornblower parts company with Wellesley (while they were attracted to each other, Hornblower remained loyal to his wife) and is given a new mission to take on Napoleon's naval forces. Captain Horatio Hornblower was originally scheduled to star Errol Flynn, but the role was recast when it was decided he'd grown too old to play the role convincingly (the fact Flynn was in the midst of one of his periodic battles with the brass at Warner Brothers certainly didn't help matters). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
From the novel by C.S. Forester.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Special features: Vintage Oscar nominated short "My country 'tis of thee"; classic cartoon "Caption Hareblower"; audio-only bonus: radio show adaptation with Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo; theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Guy Green ; editor, Jack Harris ; music, Robert Farnon.
Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, James R. Justice, Dennis O'Dea, M. Kelsall, T. Morgan, Richard Hearne.
Salty saga of the bravest skipper ever to sail the seas- Captain Horatio Hornblower. The English Captain sailed during the Napoleonic era, and out thought, outmaneuvered and outfought his rivals, but was more than a little at sea when faced with a beautiful woman!
Not rated.
DVD, region 1; full screen presentation (aspect ratio 1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono.; dual layer.
In English with optional English or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.