The sun never sets on his world of adventure.
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) is a adventure, war and history film directed by Raoul Walsh, released on April 10, 1951 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty and Moultrie Kelsall. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 148 ratings.
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Gregory Peck
as Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
Virginia Mayo
as Lady Barbara Wellesley
Robert Beatty
as Lt. William Bush
Moultrie Kelsall
as Lt. Crystal
Terence Morgan
as 2nd Lt. Gerard
James Kenney
as Midshipman Longley
James Robertson Justice
as Seaman Quist
Denis O'Dea
as RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
Richard Hearne
as Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)
Michael Dolan
as Surgeon Gundarson
Stanley Baker
as Mr. Harrison (Bosun)
Alan Tilvern
as Hernandez
Directed by Raoul Walsh, written by Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts and Æneas MacKenzie, produced by Raoul Walsh and Gerry Mitchell.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 148 ratings.
Beat To Quarters! It's fun, it's exciting, and it looks fabulous at times, it is however far from being a great movie. In the absence of Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck steps in to Hornblower's shoes and as much as he gives it his all (rumoured to have been one of his favourite performances), it's a spot of miscasting that thankfully doesn't kill the picture dead, he's just sadly a tad too straight laced to really make…
Reviewed on September 25, 2014
This is effectively three short stories bolted together as Raoul Walsh creates quite an exciting and enjoyable seafaring story based around the Napoleonic Wars. Gregory Peck takes the lead role as the eponymous, rather stiff-necked, Royal Navy captain carrying out a mission to provision a rather unreliable ally with arms and munitions. When events in a Europe being terrorised by Napoleon take a series of more…
Reviewed on June 1, 2024
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) includes Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Moultrie Kelsall and Terence Morgan. The film was directed by Raoul Walsh. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. was released on April 10, 1951 and runs for 1h 57m.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 148 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, war and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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