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Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

19997.21h 33m

Overview

Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.

Directed by Andrew Grieve
Written by Patrick Harbinson, C. S. Forester
Produced by Andrew Benson
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Top Cast

Ioan Gruffudd

Ioan Gruffudd

Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay

Captain Pellew

Cherie Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

Duchess of Wharfedale

Christopher Fulford

Christopher Fulford

Midshipman Hunter

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Don Massaredo

Jamie Bamber

Jamie Bamber

Kennedy

Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

Lieutenant Bracegirdle

John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Sir Hugh Dalrymple

Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Matthews

Sean Gilder

Sean Gilder

Styles

About Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

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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