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.
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About Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance is a 1998 English-language war, adventure and tv movie film directed by Andrew Grieve. The cast is led by Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy. It has a runtime of 1h 40m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 100 ratings.
Hornblower: The Even Chance was produced by Meridian Broadcasting and made in United Kingdom. It was released on October 7, 1998.
- Director
- Andrew Grieve
- Writers
- Russell Lewis
- Release date
- October 7, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Meridian Broadcasting
Hornblower: The Even Chance cast & crew
Hornblower: The Even Chance was directed by Andrew Grieve and written by Russell Lewis.
The cast features 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, and Duncan Bell as Midshipman Clayton.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by John E. Keane, cinematography is by Neve Cunningham, and it was produced by Andrew Benson and Delia Fine.
Is Hornblower: The Even Chance worth watching?
Hornblower: The Even Chance holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 61 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed war films.
At 1h 40m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
If you enjoy war, adventure, and tv movie, Hornblower: The Even Chance is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Hornblower: The Even Chance
Ioan Gruffudd
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Robert Lindsay
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Dorian Healy
Midshipman Jack Simpson
Michael Byrne
Captain Keene
Robert Bathurst
Lieutenant Eccleston
Duncan Bell
Midshipman Clayton
Paul Copley
Matthews
Sean Gilder
Styles
Simon Sherlock
Oldroyd
Chris Barnes
Finch
Jamie Bamber
Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Colin MacLachlan
Master Bowles
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Hornblower: The Even Chance runs 1 hours 40 minutes (100 minutes).
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It holds a 7.5/10 audience score from 61 ratings.
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