Hornblower: The Even Chance

Oct 7, 1998

1h 40m

★ 7.5

Overview

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.

Genres

War

Adventure

TV Movie

Production Companies

Meridian Broadcasting Ltd

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Cast

Midshipman Horatio Hornblower

Ioan Gruffudd

Captain Sir Edward Pellew

Robert Lindsay

Midshipman Jack Simpson

Dorian Healy

Captain Keene

Michael Byrne

Lieutenant Eccleston

Robert Bathurst

Midshipman Clayton

Duncan Bell

Matthews

Paul Copley

Styles

Sean Gilder

Oldroyd

Simon Sherlock

Finch

Chris Barnes

Midshipman Archie Kennedy

Jamie Bamber

Master Bowles

Colin MacLachlan

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