Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
Top billed cast
Gregory PeckCapt. Horatio Hornblower R.N
Virginia MayoLady Barbara Wellesley
Robert BeattyLt. William Bush
Moultrie KelsallLt. Crystal
Terence Morgan2nd Lt. Gerard
James KenneyMidshipman Longley
James Robertson JusticeSeaman Quist
Denis O'DeaRAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton
Richard HearnePolwheal (Hornblower's Batman)
Michael DolanSurgeon Gundarson
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The Sea Wolves (1980)
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