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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)

★ 7.3Not Rated112 minDirector: Raoul Walsh

1951 film by Raoul Walsh

Captain Horatio Hornblower is a 1951 British naval swashbuckling war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Gerry Mitchell, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty and Terence Morgan.

The film is based on three of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower novels: The Happy Return (also known as Beat to Quarters) (1937), A Ship of the Line (1938), and Flying Colours (1938). Forester is credited with the screen adaptation.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. about?
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) — In 1807, Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship the HMS Lydia on a perilous voyage around Cape Horn and into the Pacific. The men, even his officers, don't know exactly where he is leading them. England is at war with Napoleon and everyone wonders why they have been sent so fa
Is Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.