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Hornblower [videorecording] / United Productions for Meridian Broadcasting in association with A&E Networks ; produced by Andrew Benson ; directed by Andrew Grieve.

Grieve, Andrew (Added Author). Benson, Andrew (Added Author). Gruffudd, Ioan (Added Author). Lindsay, R. (Robert) (Added Author). Healy, Dorian (Added Author). Byrne, Michael. (Added Author). Bathurst, Robert B., 1927- (Added Author). United Productions of America (Added Author). Meridian Broadcasting. (Added Author). Arts and Entertainment Network (Added Author). New Video Group. (Added Author). Ioan Gruffud, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst. (Cast).

Summary:

Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, the story of Horatio Hornblower, the legendary sea-faring hero, follows the raw recruit as he battles the French, evades capture, and rises through the ranks of the King's Navy.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0767023048 (set)
  • ISBN: 0767023056 (v. 1)
  • ISBN: 0767023064 (v. 2)
  • ISBN: 0767023072 (v. 3)
  • ISBN: 0767023080 (v. 4)
  • Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 100 min. each) : sd., col. ; c 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: New York : A&E : [1999].

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Based on the novels by C.S. Forester.
Originally broadcast in 1998.
Special features: biographical information about C.S. Forester; nautical terms and definitions; behind-the-scenes making of the production; England's royal warships, hosted by Edward Winsor; instant "search for your favorite scene."
Formatted Contents Note:
v. 1. The duel (UK title, The even chance) -- v. 2. The fire ships (UK title, The examination for lieutenant) -- v. 3. The duchess and the devil -- v. 4. The wrong war (UK title, The frogs and the lobsters).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Line producer, Peter Richardson ; executive producers, Vernon Lawrence, Delia Fine ; music, John Keane ; director of photography, Neve Cunningham ; editor, Keith Palmer.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ioan Gruffud, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst.
System Details Note:
DVD.

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