Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

1999 1h 33m EN

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7.2

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7.8

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★7.2TMDB · 47★7.8IMDB · 4,527

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Synopsis

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Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ioan Gruffudd
Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
Captain Pellew
Cherie Lunghi
Duchess of Wharfedale
Christopher Fulford
Midshipman Hunter
Ronald Pickup
Don Massaredo
Jamie Bamber
Kennedy
Jonathan Coy
Lieutenant Bracegirdle
John Woodvine
Sir Hugh Dalrymple

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Grieve
Writers: Patrick Harbinson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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

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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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Directed by Andrew Grieve, shot by Alec Curtis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John E. Keane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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 Cherie Lunghi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0194946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Andrew Grieve directs. Alec Curtis behind the camera. John E. Keane scores. Keith Palmer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Hornblower Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Andrew Grieve, shot by Alec Curtis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John E. Keane. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Keith Palmer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ioan Gruffudd and Robert Lindsay and Cherie Lunghi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0194946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.