Horatio Hornblower
Format:
Video disc
Title:
Horatio Hornblower
Other title(s):
C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower
Uniform Title:
Hornblower (Television program)
ISBN:
9780767023054
9780767023061
9780767023078
9780767023085
9780767023047
Publication Information:
[United States] : A & E Home Video ; New York, NY : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, ©1999.
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (100 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the novels by C.S. Forester.
Originally broadcast on television in U.K, 1998-1999.
Contents:
1. The duel -- 2. The fire ship -- 3. The duchess and the devil -- 4. The wrong war.
Summary:
Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague, and love, but always proves himself equal to the task.
Added Uniform Title:
Even chance.
Examination for lieutenant.
Frogs and the lobsters.
Added Title:
Duel.
Fire ship.
Duchess and the devil.
Wrong war.