Hornblower: The Even Chance

Hornblower: The Even Chance

100 mins | Adventure, TV Movie | Oct. 7, 1998

Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.

Hornblower: The Even Chance

100 mins | Adventure, TV Movie | Oct. 7, 1998

Hornblower: The Even Chance
Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Meridian Broadcasting Ltd
Original title Hornblower: The Even Chance
Directors Giles Butler, Alex Gibb, Mary Soan, Amanda Lean, David Mason, Andrew Grieve
Writers Russell Lewis, C. S. Forester

Cast

Ioan Gruffudd

as Midshipman Horatio Hornblower

Robert Lindsay

as Captain Sir Edward Pellew

Dorian Healy

as Midshipman Jack Simpson

Michael Byrne

as Captain Keene

Robert Bathurst

as Lieutenant Eccleston

Duncan Bell

as Midshipman Clayton

Paul Copley

as Matthews

Sean Gilder

as Styles

Simon Sherlock

as Oldroyd

Chris Barnes

as Finch

Jamie Bamber

as Midshipman Archie Kennedy

Colin MacLachlan

as Master Bowles

Vincent Grass

as Captain Forget

Richard Lumsden

as Midshipman Hether

Frank Boyce

as Midshipman Cleveland

Roger May

as Lieutenant Chadd

Simon Markey

as ... Dr. Hepplewhite

Oliver Montgomery

as Lieutenant Chalk