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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

The sun never sets on his world of adventure.

1951•1h 57m•6.9/10
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6.9/10(136)

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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Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Lady Barbara Wellesley

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Lt. William Bush

Moultrie Kelsall

Moultrie Kelsall

Lt. Crystal

Terence Morgan

Terence Morgan

2nd Lt. Gerard

James Kenney

James Kenney

Midshipman Longley

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Seaman Quist

Denis O'Dea

Denis O'Dea

RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

Richard Hearne

Richard Hearne

Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)

Michael Dolan

Surgeon Gundarson

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Mr. Harrison (Bosun)

Alan Tilvern

Alan Tilvern

Hernandez

Alec Mango

Alec Mango

El Supremo (Don Julian Alvarado)

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Spanish Captain

John Witty

Capt. Entenza

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Col. Caillard - POW Escort

Eugene Deckers

Eugene Deckers

French Commandant

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Ingeborg von Kusserow

Hebe (Lady Barbara's Maid)

Amy Veness

Amy Veness

Mrs. McPhee (Hornblower's Housekeeper)

Kynaston Reeves

Kynaston Reeves

Adm. Lord Hood

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