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Horatio Hornblower / [videorecording] An A&E/MERIDIAN production; producer Andrew Benson. Director Andrew Grieve.

Summary:

Follows the adventures of British Naval hero Horatio Hornblower as he climbs from midshipman to commander during the Napoleonic Wars.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1422915239
  • ISBN: 0422901483 (2010)
  • Physical Description: 8 videodiscs (800 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Collector's ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : A&E Home Video : 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novels by C.S. Forester.
Collector's edition originally released in 2005.
Emmy award-winning series originally broadcast on television 1998-2003.
Features: exclusive interview with Ioan Gruffudd; filmmaker commentary on "Loyalty" and "Duty"; 3 bonus programs: "England's royal warships", "Sail 2000: aboard the Eagle", and "The making of Horatio Hornblower"; about C.S. Forester; nautical terms and definitions; interactive 3D naval cannon; guide to royal warships; C.S. Forester biography; cast and crew biographies; photo gallery.
Formatted Contents Note:
The duel (Hornblower, the even chance) (1998) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by Russell Lewis ; directed by Andrew Grieve -- The fire ship (Hornblower, the examination for lieutenant) (1998) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by Mike Cullen ; directed by Andrew Grieve -- The duchess and the Devil (1999) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by Patrick Harbinson ; directed by Andrew Grieve -- The wrong war (Hornblower, the frogs and the lobsters) (1999) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by Chris Ould ; directed by Andrew Grieve -- The mutiny (2001) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by T.R. Bowen ; directed by Andrew Grieve -- Retribution (2001) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by Ben Rostul ; directed by Andrew Grieve -- Loyalty (2003) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by Niall Leonard ; directed by Andrew Grieve -- Duty (2003) / produced by Andrew Benson ; screenplay by Stephen Churchett ; directed by Andrew Grieve.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul Copley, Jamie Bamber, Paul McGann, Julia Sawalha.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast on television 1998-2003.
Target Audience Note:
TV rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVDs.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Subject: Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966 > Television adaptations.
Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966 > Film adaptations.
Great Britain. Royal Navy > Drama.
Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 > Drama.
Great Britain > History, Naval > 19th century > Drama.
Historical films.
War films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Motion picture film collections.
Motion pictures, British.
Foreign films > Great Britain.
Television adaptations.
DVDs.
Video recordings.
Fiction films.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Chetwynd Public Library.

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