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Horatio Hornblower Collector's Edition [DVD]
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Additional DVD options | Edition | Discs | Price | New from | Used from |
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December 14, 2010 "Please retry" | Collector's Edition | 8 |
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| $13.46 | $9.09 |
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September 23, 2008 "Please retry" | Collector's Edition | 8 |
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Genre | Military & War |
Format | NTSC, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, DVD, Color, Box set |
Contributor | Christopher Fulford, Paul Copley, John Woodvine, Patrick Harbinson, Robert Lindsay, Ioan Gruffudd, Jamie Bamber, Sean Gilder, Jonathan Coy, Niall Leonard, C.S. Forester, Russell Lewis, Chris Ould, Ronald Pickup, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Cherie Lunghi, Simon Sherlock, Mike Cullen, Ben Rostul, Andrew Grieve See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 13 hours and 20 minutes |
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Product Description
From midshipman to commander, experience the thrilling escapades of the ultimate high-seas hero with the HORATIO HORNBLOWER COLLECTOR'S EDITION, an eight-volume treasure chest of sweeping naval adventure and lavish historical drama. Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague and love, but always proves himself equal to the task. Gorgeously filmed and richly produced, A&E's Emmy®-winning adaptations of C.S. Forester's classic novels star Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four, Black Hawk Down) and a stellar supporting cast that includes Robert Lindsay (Wimbledon), Jamie Bamber (Band of Brothers) and Paul Copley (Queer as Folk). The HORATIO HORNBLOWER COLLECTOR'S EDITION contains all eight feature-length Hornblower films (with many a bonus material below deck): The Duel The Fire Ships The Duchess and the Devil The Wrong War The Mutiny Retribution Loyalty Duty DVD Features: Exclusive Interview with Ioan Gruffudd; Filmmaker Commentary on "Loyalty" and "Duty"; 3 Bonus Programs: "Englands Royal Warships," "Sail 2000: Aboard the Eagle," and "The Making of Horatio Hornblower"; About C.S. Forester; Nautical Terms and Definitions; Interactive 3D Naval Cannon; Guide to Royal Warships; C.S. Forester Biography; Cast and Crew Biographies; Photo Gallery; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Package Dimensions : 7.6 x 5.5 x 2.3 inches; 1.6 Pounds
- Director : Andrew Grieve
- Media Format : NTSC, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, DVD, Color, Box set
- Run time : 13 hours and 20 minutes
- Release date : October 25, 2005
- Actors : Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford, Ronald Pickup
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
- Studio : A&E Home Video
- ASIN : B000AYEIW2
- Writers : Ben Rostul, C.S. Forester, Chris Ould, Mike Cullen, Niall Leonard
- Number of discs : 8
- Best Sellers Rank: #20,851 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #275 in Military & War (Movies & TV)
- #2,143 in Action & Adventure DVDs
- #3,382 in Drama DVDs
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Teachers: timeline, “tech line,” research the styles, map the conflicts, geoplace the history as presented.
Two irritations, however, one of them minor but the other perplexing.
First, in the early going young Hornblower takes a prize ship into action flying false colors. Hornblowerites (and anyone else familiar with the customs of maritime warfare in those days) know that it was a legitimate ruse de guerre to fly false colors up to a point, but before opening fire it was mandatory to hoist the national colors. Failure to do so was an act of piracy under the conventions of the time, to say nothing of unforgivably dishonorable. Unlike the book, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Hornblower fails to raise the true colors throughout the engagement, and when questioned about it dismisses it with a shrug and a "whatever works" comment. That may appeal to certain viewers in this age of the anti-hero swashbuckling macho man, but it would probably have ruined the career of a naval officer in Hornblower's day, despite the success of the action.
Second, the assault on the Spanish fortress in the Lieutenant Hornblower segment departs entirely from C.S. Forester's story, and the result is a shambles. The "real" attack was a straightforward dawn assault filled with risk and action. There were no deserters prior to the attack. There were no explosives smuggled into serendipitously discovered tunnels. The island's rebel forces made no appearance at all. Taken together with a tangle of subplots involving hostilities among the British officers and warrants, the whole scene was an almost indecipherable mess.
To return to the positive, the Captain Pellew character does an excellent job, neatly capturing the delicate balance between fondness for young Hornblower and the sternness necessary to rein in the latter's impulsiveness. Pellew several times gives Hornblower a look that speaks volumes: You have the makings of a fine officer, but you've a lot to learn.
The Hornblower purist will have a hard time gulping through the numerous departures from Forester's wonderful stories, but I think it's worth the effort -and the money- to enjoy a very good production.
For those interested, I actually thing this is one of the few cases where the on-screen adaptation matches and perhaps exceeds the novels.
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Great not to have to depend on the internet being up, Siri, Alexa or the selection vagaries of any streaming company.
The series speaks for its self. Interesting bit of historical make believe.
They did a pretty good job of the period locations , ships and uniforms IMHO