Captain Horatio Hornblower

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (released in the US without the "R.N.") is a naval adventure movie of 1951 based upon the Horatio Hornblower novels of C. S. Forester. (Specifically, it is based on the first three: The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, and Flying Colours.)

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Movie - 1951 - Horatio Hornblower - C. S. Forester - The Happy Return - A Ship of the Line - Flying Colours

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Hornblower is played by Gregory Peck. With his inimitable screen presence, he portrays a bold, charismatic, but not "charming" hero, as an intelligent but antisocial naval commander. Virginia Mayo plays Lady Barbara Wellesley, while Robert Beatty is Lieutenant Bush.

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Gregory Peck - Virginia Mayo - Robert Beatty

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Like all classic hollywood adventure movies, it features heroism, exciting battles and some personal triumph and tragedy, although with an occasionally introspective tone unusual for an old-fashioned swashbuckler.

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