Synopsis
Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Russell LewisWriter
- Andrew GrieveDirector
- John E. KeaneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ioan GruffuddMidshipman Horatio Hornblower
- Robert LindsayCaptain Sir Edward Pellew
- Dorian HealyMidshipman Jack Simpson
- Michael ByrneCaptain Keene
- Robert BathurstLieutenant Eccleston
- Duncan BellMidshipman Clayton
- Paul CopleyMatthews
- Sean GilderStyles
- Simon SherlockOldroyd
- Chris BarnesFinch
- Jamie BamberMidshipman Archie Kennedy
- Colin MacLachlanMaster Bowles
Stills
Themes
shipbased on novel or bookduelnapoleonic wars18th centuryseasicknessbritish navymidshipmen