
Hornblower: Mutiny(2001)
Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, the HMS Renown.


Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.

Ioan Gruffudd
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay
Captain Sir Edward Pellew

Dorian Healy
Midshipman Jack Simpson

Michael Byrne
Captain Keene

Robert Bathurst
Lieutenant Eccleston

Duncan Bell
Midshipman Clayton

Paul Copley
Matthews

Sean Gilder
Styles

Simon Sherlock
Oldroyd
Chris Barnes
Finch
Hornblower: The Even Chance is a war, adventure, tv movie film released in 1998 exploring themes of ship, based on novel or book, duel, napoleonic wars, 18th century, seasickness. Directed by Andrew Grieve, it stars Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy. Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
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