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Hornblower: The Even Chance

Hornblower: The Even Chance

19987.51h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Andrew Grieve
Written by Russell Lewis, C. S. Forester
Produced by Andrew Benson
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Top Cast

Ioan Gruffudd

Ioan Gruffudd

Midshipman Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

Captain Sir Edward Pellew

Dorian Healy

Dorian Healy

Midshipman Jack Simpson

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Captain Keene

Robert Bathurst

Robert Bathurst

Lieutenant Eccleston

Duncan Bell

Duncan Bell

Midshipman Clayton

Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Matthews

Sean Gilder

Sean Gilder

Styles

Simon Sherlock

Simon Sherlock

Oldroyd

C

Chris Barnes

Finch

Themes & Keywords

shipbased on novel or bookduelnapoleonic wars18th centuryseasicknessbritish navymidshipmen

About Hornblower: The Even Chance

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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