Summary
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. is a British-American war film first released in 1951,
directed by Raoul Walsh.
The film is based on a novel by C.S. Forester and stars Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty and Moultrie Kelsall.
It has also been released under the title: Captain Horatio Hornblower.
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Credits
- Director: Raoul Walsh
- Script: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Æneas MacKenzie, C.S. Forester, C.S. Forester (novel)
- Photo: Guy Green
- Music: Robert Farnon
- 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)), Michael Dolan (Surgeon Gundarson), Stanley Baker (Mr. Harrison (bosun)), Alan Tilvern (Hernandez), Alec Mango (El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)), Christopher Lee (Spanish captain), John Witty (Entenza), 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), Ronald Adam (Adm. McCartney), Basil Bartlett (Capt. Elliott), Robert Cawdron (French mate on ’Witch of Endor’), Diane Cilento (Voice of Maria Hornblower), Howard Connell (Seaman on ’Lydia’), Patric Doonan (Seaman), Richard Johnson (Macrae (Surgeon’s Mate)), Sam Kydd (Seaman Garvin), Peter Morton (Homer (Seaman)), Stuart Pearless (Seaman on ’Lydia’), Raymond Sherry (Seaman on ’Lydia’), Jack Stewart (Seaman), Russell Waters (Seaman), Jack Watson (Capt. Sylvester), Byron Webster (Seaman), Patrick Young (Lt. Radot)
- Country: UK / USA
- Language: English / French / Spanish
- Runtime: 117 min
- Aka: Captain Horatio Hornblower
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