
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil(1999)
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.


Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.

Ioan Gruffudd
Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay
Sir Edward Pellew

Denis Lawson
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster

Ian McNeice
Tapling

Andrew Tiernan
Bunting

Jonathan Coy
Lieutenant Bracegirdle

Ian McElhinney
Captain Hammond

Paul Copley
Mathews
Chris Barnes
Finch

Sean Gilder
Styles
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant is a war, adventure, tv movie film released in 1998. Directed by Andrew Grieve, it stars Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Denis Lawson. Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.
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