Horatio Hornblower Boxed Set
starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay (II), Denis Lawson, Ian McNeice, Andrew Tiernan
directed by: Andrew Grieve
directed by: Andrew Grieve
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767023047
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767023048
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 25, 2000
Running Time: 400 minutes
Sales Rank: 29379
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 11, 1999
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Editorial Review:
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Based on the rousing sea adventures in C.S. Forester's novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, the four-film television series Horatio Hornblower explores the education of a plucky young officer rising through the ranks of His Majesty's Navy. Ioan Gruffudd is all integrity and honor as the ambitious midshipman who is taken under the stern yet nurturing guidance of Captain Pellew (Robert Lindsay) during the war against France in the French Revolution. Through these four adventures he faces a vindictive senior midshipman ('The Even Chance'); meets his hero, a reckless captain whose unorthodox methods are brave but foolhardy ('The Examination for Lieutenant'); is captured by the Spanish in a desperate maneuver to sneak through enemy lines ('The Duchess and the Devil'); and leads his men to French soil in an ill-planned attempt by French loyalists to start a popular front against the revolution ('The Frogs and the Lobsters'). The excellent re-creations of 18th-century vessels and ship-to-ship battles are astounding and reminiscent of such classic Hollywood seafaring adventures as Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk, not to mention Captain Horatio Hornblower, with Gregory Peck as the only previous screen incarnation of Forester's hero. This mixture of swashbuckling adventure and British naval tradition is leavened with well-placed humor and a cast of colorful characters, but at the heart of the tales is Gruffudd's quick-thinking, courageous Hornblower, a starry-eyed officer with the luck of the gods and the steely determination of an old-fashioned hero. --Sean Axmaker
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- great sea storiesOther than not exactly following the books, these are really good sea stories. For all lovers of the ... Read More
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- Young Horatio, a man of brave action and swift judgment.The Fire Ship, which is the second episode in a series of 8, is full of heroic action, especially on ... Read More
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- Horatio Hornblower SeriesThis order was received in good condition and in a timely manner. However, it is a gift for my daughter's ... Read More
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- Loved it!We loved this Hornblower set! We had watched it on PBS years ago and couldn't wait to see it at home! It's ... Read More
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- The Best For Pure EntertainmentI read the 11 books in the Hornblower series many years ago and again recently. Then, I picked up the DVD set ... Read More
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