
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
Captain Pellew

Cherie Lunghi
Duchess of Wharfedale

Christopher Fulford
Midshipman Hunter

Ronald Pickup
Don Massaredo

Jamie Bamber
Kennedy

Jonathan Coy
Lieutenant Bracegirdle

John Woodvine
Sir Hugh Dalrymple

Paul Copley
Matthews

Sean Gilder
Styles
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil is a war, adventure, tv movie film released in 1999. Directed by Andrew Grieve, it stars Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi. Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.
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