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Captain Horatio Hornblower
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Genre | Drama, Military & War, Action & Adventure |
Format | Subtitled, Closed-captioned, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC |
Contributor | Alec Mango, Alan Tilvern, Christopher Lee, Moultrie Kelsall, Ben Roberts, Richard Hearne, Gerry Mitchell, Stanley Baker, Ivan Goff, Raoul Walsh, Denis O'Dea, Terence Morgan, Robert Beatty, C.S. Forester, Michael Dolan, Virginia Mayo, James Robertson-Justice, Æneas MacKenzie, Gregory Peck See more |
Initial release date | 2007-03-06 |
Language | English |
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Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) (DVD) Screen legend Gregory Peck ("To Kill A Mockingbird") brings to life C.S. Forester's classic nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. Hornblower battles the French and the Spanish forces during the Napoleonic wars, but also finds time for romance in this spectacle from director Raoul Walsh ("White Heat," "High Sierra"). Co-starring Virginia Mayo ("The Best Years of Our Lives").
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The much-loved novels of C.S. Forester come to life in Captain Horatio Hornblower, a solid, engrossing seafaring tale. Forester himself worked on the script for the 1951 film, which mines its plot from three Hornblower books. Set during the Napoleonic era, the movie kicks off by steering British captain Hornblower (Gregory Peck) into the middle of a nimble cat-and-mouse game with anti-Spanish rebels in the New World--only to find that in the months since he set sail from Old Blighty, national alliances have changed, causing a reversal in his original mission. The action later shifts to Europe, and throughout there is a love story involving a noblewoman (Virginia Mayo) who takes unexpected lodging aboard Hornblower's ship. The film has an intelligence that keeps it watchable, although it's definitely not one of the more buoyant films of the robust director Raoul Walsh. Perhaps the movie falls short of classic status because of the casting: its sober nature might stem from the personality of Gregory Peck, who looks marvelous but remains stolid throughout, while Virginia Mayo is, well, Virginia Mayo, a league away from British aristocracy. The sea battles don't have the technical dazzle of Master and Commander but they look acceptable for their time, and the movie's fondness for detail is gratifying. Forester's tales later became a series of British TV programs, with Ioan Gruffud as Hornblower. --Robert Horton
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 1.76 ounces
- Item model number : 2231728
- Director : Raoul Walsh
- Media Format : Subtitled, Closed-captioned, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 57 minutes
- Release date : March 6, 2007
- Actors : Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, James Robertson-Justice, Denis O'Dea
- Subtitles: : English, Portuguese
- Producers : Gerry Mitchell, Raoul Walsh
- Language : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
- Studio : Studio Distribution Services
- ASIN : B000KJU18C
- Writers : Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Æneas MacKenzie
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #17,788 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #217 in Military & War (Movies & TV)
- #1,564 in Kids & Family DVDs
- #1,762 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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military law of the sea, and life in the 18th Century. Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo were superb co-actors who gave a true-life performance about marriage in both realms of the military and civilian. How true it was that even engagements were tantamount to marriage with commitment for life. A good family movie and worthy of a gold-5-star rating. My first DVD disc lost its viewing, but this replacement disc was even
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Set during the Napoleonic Wars when the British Navy was the only thing that kept Napoleon out of England, Captain Hornblower is sent on two daring missions, one all the way around Cape Horn to the Pacific and another off the European Coast in the immediate theater of war. This of course means two major battles at sea, the high point of these kinds of films. Along the way he must deal with a mad revolutionary, a Spanish 60-gunner, injuries and death on the ship, and the British High Admiralty. Then there's Lady Barbara Wellesley, played with warmth and dignity by Virginia Mayo, who is forced upon him by the Spanish. Contrary to the presence of women in many action films of this era, Lady Barbara is not just a damsel in distress, but proves herself valuable to the entire crew.
I find the ending a bit too swift with all the loose ends tying themselves up almost magically, but after all that's gone before that's just a small quibble. There is a fine score by Robert Farnon that enhances the film throughout.
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Reviewed in Australia on February 9, 2022