Captain Horatio Hornblower

(1951)

Adventure

117 minutes

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Cast:

Gregory Peck as Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N.

Virginia Mayo as Lady Barbara Wellesley

Robert Beatty as First Lieutenant William Bush

Terence Morgan as Second Lieutenant Gerard

Moultrie Kelsall as Third Lieutenant Crystal

James Kenney as Midshipman Longley

James Robertson Justice as Seaman Quist

Denis O'Dea as Rear Admiral Sir Rodney 'Mucho Pomposo' Leighton

Richard Hearne as Polwheal

Michael Dolan as Surgeon Gundarson

Stanley Baker as Mr. Harrison

Alec Mango as El Supremo / Don Julian Alvarado

Christopher Lee as the Spanish captain of the Natividad

Diane Cilento as the voice of Hornblower's wife Maria

This film is set during 1807, where Captain Horatio Hornblower is the captain of the HMS Lydia on a dangerous voyage in the Pacific.  No one is aware of where he is taking them.  Everyone is confused on why they are far from the war with England and Napoleon.  They are led to the coast of Central America , where they must capture Don Julian Alvarado, since he is planning a revolution against France's Spanish allies. 

Captain Horatio Hornblower - Trailer