Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)

  • NR
  • 05/21/1951 (US)
  • Adventure, War, History
  • 1h 57m

The sun never sets on his world of adventure.

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.

Raoul Walsh

Director

Æneas MacKenzie

Screenplay

Ivan Goff

Screenplay

Ben Roberts

Screenplay

C. S. Forester

Novel

Cast

Gregory Peck's headshot

Gregory Peck

Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
Virginia Mayo's headshot

Virginia Mayo

Lady Barbara Wellesley
Robert Beatty's headshot

Robert Beatty

Lt. William Bush
Moultrie Kelsall's headshot

Moultrie Kelsall

Lt. Crystal
Terence Morgan's headshot

Terence Morgan

2nd Lt. Gerard
James Kenney's headshot

James Kenney

Midshipman Longley
James Robertson Justice's headshot

James Robertson Justice

Seaman Quist
Denis O'Dea's headshot

Denis O'Dea

RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

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