Gregory Peck
Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
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Captain Horatio Hornblower: Beat to Quarters / Ship of the Line / Flying Colours by C.S. Forester 4.31 · 4101 Ratings · 57 Reviews · published 1939 · 41 editions
Jan 28, 2020 · Robert Wilde. Updated on January 28, 2020. Set primarily during the Napoleonic Wars, C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower books chronicle the adventures of a British naval officer as he battles the enemy, struggles with life and rises through the ranks.
Capt. Horatio Hornblower (Gregory Peck) helms the HMS Lydia for a treacherous transatlantic mission near the dawn of the 19th century, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish...
Horatio Hornblower, fictional character, a British naval officer who is the hero of 12 books (mostly novels) by C.S. Forester that are set at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. The Hornblower novels begin with The Happy Return (1937; also published as Beat to Quarters) and conclude with the unfinished novel Hornblower and the Crisis (1967; also ...
Captain Horatio Hornblower. Free with ads. Unrated. YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. Subscribed. 10K. ...more. Screen legend GREGORY PECK brings to life C.S. Forester's classic nautical...
Horatio Hornblower is the fictional naval hero created by C. S. Forester in 1937 who appears in a number of novels set during the Napoleonic Wars. Hornblower is not based on an actual person but inspired by a variety of naval events and officers.
In 1807, unflappable Capt. Hornblower of the British Navy is sent on a secret mission to divert Napoleon's Spanish allies by sponsoring a megalomaniac's Central American revolution. After a hard voyage, unexpected complications force Hornblower to revise his plans...and play reluctant host to the beautiful sister of the Duke of Wellington.
