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Gregory Peck | Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N | |
Virginia Mayo | Lady Barbara Wellesley | |
Robert Beatty | Lt. William Bush | |
Moultrie Kelsall | Lt. Crystal | |
Terence Morgan | 2nd Lt. Gerard | |
James Kenney | Midshipman Longley | |
James Robertson Justice | Seaman Quist | |
Denis O'Dea | RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton | |
Richard Hearne | Polwheal | |
Michael Dolan | Surgeon Gundarson | |
Terence Morgan (II) | ||
Michael Dolan (II) | ||
Stanley Baker | Mr. Harrison |
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Producer | Raoul Walsh
Gerry Mitchell/Susie Honeyman/L Gerry Mitchell |
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Writer | Aeneas MacKenzie
Ben Roberts C.S. Forester |
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Cinematography | Guy Green
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Musician | Robert Farnon
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In one of his favorite roles, screen legend Gregory Peck plays the valiant Napoleonic Era naval hero in this swashbuckling saga adapted for the screen by Hornblower's creator C.S. Forester. True to the famed source novels, Hornblower outthinks his rivals to outfight them. He's unflinching under fire, modest in victory - and more than a little at sea romantically with Lady Barbara Wellesley (Virginia Mayo). Director Raoul Walsh (White Heat, High Sierra) guides the broadside-for-broadside action with flourishes befitting sea warfare's most exciting era. Two fully-rigged and three nearly complete ships - from a 38-gun frigate to a 100-gun command ship - are used in the film. Fire when ready, mates! |
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