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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302464887
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6302464889
Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchOriginal LanguageSpanishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: July 07, 1994
Running Time: 117 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1951
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
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
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I was exited to get this DVD and it was delivered promptly. The price was certainly reasonable.
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This film was watched for the first time in early August of this year. It keeps your attention clear through. Gregory Peck is a sea captain for the British fleet and he meets a Spanish captain who defies Peck and says that he can do better. The Spanish sea captain has a mesmorizing expressions on his face more than once. He tries to make Peck feel that the Spanish fleet is much better than what he has. Virginia Mayo is a woman who boarded Peck's ship but finds that she is not welcome. Peck tells ... Read More
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This motion picture is based on material from the first three novels written about Captain Horatio Hornblower, but mostly from the first novel, "Beat to Quarters," with some material extracted from the second and third novels with some changes for purposes of the motion picture, e.g., Bush does not lose his leg in the motion picture, and the French squadron is attacked while it is at anchor. The author later added novels to cover Hornblower's early career and later exploits, and C. Northcote Parkinson ... Read More
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I loved this movie as a child. I couldn't wait for it to come on tv every year. Then it wasn't shown as much. Now I can watch it anytime I want. It covers many of the books in the series completely. I only wish Gregory Peck would have made another to follow up on more books.
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If you follow the books, this follows the story of "Beat to Quarters" and is played perfectly by Gregory Peck. It is certainly a must watch if you followed the A&E miniseries or the books. (or both)
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