Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
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In 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars, Royal Navy Captain Horatio Hornblower is given command of the 38-gun frigate HMS Lydia and tasked with a secret mission to Central America: he is to provide arms and support to a local warlord, Don Julian Alvarado, who has organized a rebellion against the colonial authorities of Spain, an ally of Britain's ...
The film Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) stars Gregory Peck in the title role, encompassing the events in The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, and Flying Colours, with C. S. Forester sharing writing credits.
Screen legend GREGORY PECK brings to life C.S. Forester's classic nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. In 1807, unflappable Capt. Hornblower of the British Nav...
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A classic adventure film based on the novel by C.S. Forester, starring Gregory Peck as the British naval officer who faces various challenges in the Napoleonic wars. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1951 action drama.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Raoul Walsh
- 1951-04-10
Horatio Hornblower, fictional character, a British naval officer who is the hero of 12 books (mostly novels) by C.S. Forester that are set at the time of the Napoleonic Wars.
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A list of 14 novels by C.S. Forester featuring Horatio Hornblower, a fictional British naval officer. The books are arranged in the order of Hornblower's adventures, from his youth to his retirement, and include ratings, reviews, and editions.
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Oct 10, 1999 · C.S. Forester’s fictional sailor of the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Horatio Hornblower, was an immediate success when he first appeared in 1937, in The Happy Return. Sequels continued his story as he found love, promotion and worldly success.
