Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)

6.9/10 117 min Adventure War History

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.

Cast

Gregory Peck

Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

Virginia Mayo

Lady Barbara Wellesley

Robert Beatty

Lt. William Bush

Moultrie Kelsall

Lt. Crystal

Terence Morgan

2nd Lt. Gerard

James Kenney

Midshipman Longley

James Robertson Justice

Seaman Quist

Denis O'Dea

RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

Richard Hearne

Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)

Stanley Baker

Mr. Harrison (Bosun)

Alan Tilvern

Hernandez

Alec Mango

El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)

Christopher Lee

Spanish Captain

Michael Goodliffe

Col. Caillard - POW Escort

Eugene Deckers

French Commandant

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid)

Amy Veness

Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)

Kynaston Reeves

Adm. Lord Hood

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