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Home TV Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships

Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships (1999)

 
Adventure, Period, Adaptation

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Synopsis:
Television movie based on the novels of C.S. Forester about the exploits of British Naval Captain Horatio Hornblower at the beginning of the 19th century. The "Indy" rescues the three surviving crew of a wrecked British brig, one of whom is the legendary Captain Foster. When Hornblower leads a mission to Oran (Algiers) for supplies, he and his men are quarantined after exposure to the plague at the port. Hornblower spends much of his time with his books preapring for his lieutenant examination. After three weeks, he sits for his exam. Overcome by nerves, the intelligent Hornblower fails. Just as he is about to be dismissed, a blazing fireship is bearing down on the harbor from the Spanish side. Hornblower and Foster manage to keep the burning ship clear of nearby ships.


Cast

Name
Credits
Ioan Gruffudd
Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay
Captain Pellew

Denis Lawson
Captain Foster

Ian McNeice
Tapling

Andrew Tiernan
Bunting

Jonathan Coy
Lieutenant Bracegirdle

Dian McElhinney
Captain Hammon

Paul Copley
Matthews

Sean Gilder
Styles

Chris Barnes
Finch

Simon Sherlock
Oldroyd

Colin Maclachlan
Master Bowles

Frank Boyce
M'Man Cleveland

Peter Corey
HM Consul Duras

Simon Slater
Commander Morris

Frank Rozelaar-Green
Spanish Captain

Jonathan Aris
Clerkly Officer

Jamie Bamber
Midshipman Kennedy
Company

Name
Credits
United Film & Television Productions
Production Company

ITV Productions
Production Company

Writers

Name
Credits
Mike Cullen
Screenplay

Patrick Harbinson
Screenplay

Russell Lewis
Screenplay

C S Forester
Novel as Source Material

Producers

Name
Credits
Delia Fine
Executive Producer

Vernon Lawrence
Executive Producer

Andrew Benson
Producer

Directors

Name
Credits
Andrew Grieve
Director

Mary Soan
Director 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)

Martin Gutteridge
Segment Director

Casting

Name
Credits
Susie Parriss
Casting Director

John Hubbard
Casting Director

Production Management

Name
Credits
Peter Richardson
Line Producer

Andrew Wood
Production Manager

Leela Podra
Production Manager

David Mason
Assistant Director

Giles Butler
Assistant Director

Alex Gibb
Assistant Director

Amanda Lean
Script Supervisor

Adele Steward
Production Coordinator

Lorraine Goodman
Production Supervisor

Editor

Name
Credits
Keith Palmer
Editor

Matthew Tucker
Assistant Editor

Michael Crouch
Editor dubbing editor
Camera, Film & Tape

Name
Credits
Neve Cunningham
Director of Photography

Steve Murray
Camera Operator

Marc Eskenazi
Video videotape editor

Graham Frake
Director of Photography (2nd Unit)

Roy Field
Director of Photography

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