Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

1998 1h 33m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 52

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Synopsis

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Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ioan Gruffudd
Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
Sir Edward Pellew
Denis Lawson
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
Ian McNeice
Tapling
Andrew Tiernan
Bunting
Jonathan Coy
Lieutenant Bracegirdle
Ian McElhinney
Captain Hammond
Paul Copley
Mathews

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Grieve
Writers: Mike Cullen, Amanda Lean
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hornblower Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Keith Palmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ioan Gruffudd and Robert Lindsay and Denis Lawson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0194947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Grieve directs. Keith Palmer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, English, Spanish.

Trivia

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Spanish.
3Part of the "Hornblower Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Keith Palmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ioan Gruffudd and Robert Lindsay and Denis Lawson carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0194947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.