Captain Horatio Hornblower: Amazon.ca: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Moultrie Kelsall, Terence Morgan, James Kenney, James Robertson Justice, Denis O'Dea, Richard Hearne, Michael Dolan, Stanley Baker, Alan Tilvern, Guy Green, Raoul Walsh, Gerry Mitchell, Ben Roberts, C.S. Forester, Ivan Goff, �neas MacKenzie: DVD

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5.0 out of 5 stars Captain Horatio Hornblower, May 29 2010

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Quality was excellent.
You need to enjoy action movies of this kind.
First rate action scenes.
I highly recommend this movie, if you enjoy old swashbuckling type movies.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Come Blow Your Horn, Jun 1 2004

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I confess I love this film far more than it deserves. The idea of casting Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo as a red-hot English couple is too much, and I'll bet this film got a cold reception in the UK. Get around that idiosyncrasy, though, and it's a great time. Director Raoul Walsh was one of Hollywood's most dependable directors for more than thirty years and "Hornblower" is one of his great moments. No American moviemaker ever topped him at keeping his story in motion and pacing it for the audience's enjoyment. After shooting up a Latin American maniac and then an assortment of French fighting ships during the Napoleanic wars, Hornblower staggers back to England to claim the aristocratic Mayo, both of their spouses having thoughtfully died. All the acting is a little over the top, but then so was the period.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Swashbuckling Technicolor fun, July 21 2003

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A fun, uncomplicated pirate film starring Gregory Peck as the restrained, capable Captain Horatio Hornblower, hero of the popular novels by C. S. Forester. Starts on an action-packed note, then slows down a bit for a long romantic interlude, then picks up steam again as cannons burst and swords clash in the big climactic battles of the end. Good old-fashioned fun, with a brisk script and plenty of great character actors and snazzy Technicolor cinematography. Recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic movie of adventure and victory at sea!
This is a 1951 big-budget film adaptation of three of C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower novels. Specifically, this movie combines "Beat to Quarters," "Ship of the... Read more

Published on Jun 12 2003 by Roger J. Buffington

5.0 out of 5 stars a great film!
This is a great adventurous and romantic film. The lovely Virginia Mayo is in it, and also Gregory Peck. They make a nice couple. It has action, romance, adventure. Read more

Published on Feb 15 2003 by Rosella Ann Myles