| Description |
4 videodiscs (DVD) (400 min.) : sound, color ; c 4 3/4 in. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
Based on the novels by C.S. Forester. |
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Title from container. |
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Originally broadcast in 1998. |
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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." |
| Contents |
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). |
| Credits |
Line producer, Peter Richardson ; executive producers, Vernon Lawrence, Delia Fine ; music, John Keane ; director of photography, Neve Cunningham ; editor, Keith Palmer. |
| Cast |
Ioan Gruffud, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966 -- Television adaptations.
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Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966 -- Film adaptations.
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Television adaptations -- Videodiscs.
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Action and adventure films -- Videodiscs.
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Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Films for the hearing impaired -- Videodiscs.
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Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Short films.
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| Added Author |
Grieve, Andrew.
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Benson, Andrew.
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Gruffudd, Ioan.
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Lindsay, R. (Robert)
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Healy, Dorian.
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Byrne, Michael.
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Bathurst, Robert.
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United Productions of America.
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Meridian Broadcasting.
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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New Video Group.
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| Note |
Title on box: C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower |
| Added Title |
Hornblower |
| ISBN |
0767023048 (set) |
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0767023056 (v. 1) |
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0767023064 (v. 2) |
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0767023072 (v. 3) |
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0767023080 (v. 4) |
| Music No. |
AAE-70062 A&E |
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