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Whistle Stopper - Captain Horatio Hornblower
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Moultrie Kelsall, Terence Morgan
Directed By: Raoul Walsh
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391108023
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Manufacturer: Warner Bros. Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros. Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-03-06
Running Time: 117
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1951
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Summary: Captain Horation Hornblower - a great classic movie.
Comment: I think this movie is one of the better swashbuckler - old sailing ship movies out there.
I have read it is losely based on the life of the great British Admiral Nelson.
The movie takes place during the time period when England, France and Spain were all trying to be the "Masters of the Seas".
It has a great combination of action and a little romance for the women also.
The action scenes are very well done even by todays standards. While maybe not as realistic and bloody as "Master and Commander", it is still a fast paced, entertaining action flick.
I have the VHS also and they did an excellent job transferring the movie to the DVD format.
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Summary: They don't make movies like this anymore
Comment: My favorite Genre is high seas adventures, pirate movies and naval warfare movies. If you like tall ships, cannon broadsides and these type of films this one will satisfy you. The film seems fairly historically accurate with a few flaws...but it's a movie not a history book. Gregory Peck is great. The costumes and ships are great. I especially liked how the Captain's uniform at times is worn and tattered...nice effect. I judge all these movies not on sword fighting, but ship to ship fighting. This movie, Damn the Defiant, The Sea Hawk and Master and Commander are the best in this regard. I just ordered the Horatio Hornblower 8 DVD A & E / BBC series. Please email me if I am missing another flick that fits this bill.
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Summary: Captain Horatio Hornblower
Comment: An excellent movie although I have not seen one with Gregory Peck that was bad. I enjoy the vivid colors of the 1950's - 60's movies.
If you like naval stories you will enjoy this one.
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Summary: Half of a Great Film
Comment: The movie's screenplay consists of two separate stories. The problem is that the first story is so entertaining, in the cat-and-mouse theme, that the second story is bland by comparison. Otherwise, the acting and production values throughout make this very enjoyable light fare.
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Summary: Captain Horatio Hornblower
Comment: A fine old swashbuckler, not the same quality as Master and Commander, but fun nonetheless.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The much-loved novels of C.S. Forester come to life in Captain Horatio Hornblower, a solid, engrossing seafaring tale. Forester himself worked on the script for the 1951 film, which mines its plot from three Hornblower books. Set during the Napoleonic era, the movie kicks off by steering British captain Hornblower (Gregory Peck) into the middle of a nimble cat-and-mouse game with anti-Spanish rebels in the New World--only to find that in the months since he set sail from Old Blighty, national alliances have changed, causing a reversal in his original mission. The action later shifts to Europe, and throughout there is a love story involving a noblewoman (Virginia Mayo) who takes unexpected lodging aboard Hornblower's ship. The film has an intelligence that keeps it watchable, although it's definitely not one of the more buoyant films of the robust director Raoul Walsh. Perhaps the movie falls short of classic status because of the casting: its sober nature might stem from the personality of Gregory Peck, who looks marvelous but remains stolid throughout, while Virginia Mayo is, well, Virginia Mayo, a league away from British aristocracy. The sea battles don't have the technical dazzle of Master and Commander but they look acceptable for their time, and the movie's fondness for detail is gratifying. Forester's tales later became a series of British TV programs, with Ioan Gruffud as Hornblower. --Robert Horton
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