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'''''Hornblower''''' is a series of television historical war films based on the novels written by [[C. S. Forester]]. [[Ioan Gruffudd]] stars as Horatio Hornblower, a fictional Royal Navy officer fighting during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The series consists of eight television films released from 1998 to 2003. The films are based on the novels ''Mr Midshipman Hornblower'' (first four), '' Lieutenant Hornblower'' (''Mutiny'', ''Retribution'' and partially ''Loyalty''), and ''Hornblower and the Hotspur'' (''Loyalty'' and partially ''Duty'') the action of which covers the period from 1794 to 1804. | |||
'''''Hornblower''''' is a series of television historical war films based on the novels written by | |||
'''The following list the films in the ''Hornblower'' series: | '''The following list the films in the ''Hornblower'' series: | ||
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Hornblower 1 Even Chance.jpg|''[[Hornblower: The Even Chance|The Even Chance]]'' (1998) | |||
Hornblower 2 Examination.jpg|''[[Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant|The Examination for Lieutenant]]'' (1998) | |||
Hornblower 3 Duchess and Devil.jpg|''[[Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil|The Duchess and the Devil]]'' (1999) | Hornblower 3 Duchess and Devil.jpg|''[[Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil|The Duchess and the Devil]]'' (1999) | ||
Hornblower 4 Frogs and Lobsters.jpg|''[[Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters|The Frogs and the Lobsters]]'' (1999) | Hornblower 4 Frogs and Lobsters.jpg|''[[Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters|The Frogs and the Lobsters]]'' (1999) | ||
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Hornblower 8 Duty.jpg|''[[Hornblower: Duty|Duty]]'' (2003) | Hornblower 8 Duty.jpg|''[[Hornblower: Duty|Duty]]'' (2003) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
It's worth noting that three more novels - ''The Happy Return'', ''A Ship of the Line'', and ''Flying Colours'', which are actually the first of the ''Hornblower'' series of books - set in the following years (about 1807/08-1811/12), were adapted on screen in 1951 film '''''Captain Horatio Hornblower''''', starring [[Gregory Peck]]. | |||
[[File:CaptHornblower51Poster.jpg|thumb|none|250px|''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951)]] | |||
[[Category:Disambiguation pages]] | [[Category:Disambiguation pages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:46, 12 March 2022
Hornblower is a series of television historical war films based on the novels written by C. S. Forester. Ioan Gruffudd stars as Horatio Hornblower, a fictional Royal Navy officer fighting during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The series consists of eight television films released from 1998 to 2003. The films are based on the novels Mr Midshipman Hornblower (first four), Lieutenant Hornblower (Mutiny, Retribution and partially Loyalty), and Hornblower and the Hotspur (Loyalty and partially Duty) the action of which covers the period from 1794 to 1804.
The following list the films in the Hornblower series:
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The Even Chance (1998)
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The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
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The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)
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Mutiny (2001)
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Retribution (2001)
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Loyalty (2003)
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Duty (2003)
It's worth noting that three more novels - The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, and Flying Colours, which are actually the first of the Hornblower series of books - set in the following years (about 1807/08-1811/12), were adapted on screen in 1951 film Captain Horatio Hornblower, starring Gregory Peck.
