Horatio Hornblower: Duty [2003] (1 disc)

Director:	Andrew Grieve
Writer:	Stephen Churchett
Composer:	John E. Keane

Length:	100 minutes (1 hour 40 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	UR
Sorting Category:	Drama

IMDB Rating:	8.1/10
Amazon Rating:	4.5/5 stars
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Synopsis: Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napoleon's troops are engaged in covert activities.

Reaction: A fine story to end the series on, though I wish they would continue.

Personal Rating: 8/10

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Andrew Grieve	=>	Director
Stephen Churchett	=>	Writer
John E. Keane	=>	Composer
C.S. Forester	=>	Novels
Barbara Flynn	=>	Mrs. Mason
Camilla Power	=>	Betsy
David Birkin	=>	Jerome Bonaparte
Greg Wise	=>	Major Andre Cotard
Ioan Gruffudd	=>	Commander Horatio Hornblower
Jim Carter	=>	Etheridge
Jonathan Coy	=>	Captain Bracegirdle
Jonathan Forbes	=>	Midshipman Charles Orrock
Julia Sawalha	=>	Maria Mason
Lorcan Cranitch	=>	Wolfe
Paul Copley	=>	Matthews
Paul McGann	=>	Lieutenant Bush
Richard Syms	=>	Parson
Robert Lindsay	=>	Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
Ron Cook	=>	Steward James Doughty
Sean Gilder	=>	Styles
Timothy Deenihan	=>	Maguire
Tony Haygarth	=>	Master Prowse

Random Trivia For This Title:

The blue and white print gown worn by Julia Sawalha (Maria) to church is the same costume worn by a guest at the Easter Ball in Wives and Daughters.
According to the Hotspur's crew log each man signs before boarding, Matthews's Christian (first) name is Ben, age 45, and has served in the British Navy for over thirty years; Styles is 32 and has served eighteen years. Wolfe (the traitor) has the Christian name James, age 38, and has only been in the Navy five years.
Based on the books by C.S. Forester, particularly Hornblower and the Hotspur.