Captain Horatio Hornblower

.... mainly for a French,who ,like me,is not really a fan of Napoleon! "Hornblower" is a great adventures movie where so many things happen that it's hard to believe the film "only " lasts two hours.It has everything that kind of movie demands: -action: the naval battles are among the best you can see in a movie.

-humour: Peck's face when he learns he has handed over an "allies" ship to his "new" enemy is worth the price of admission.

-and above all,emotion;two scenes are unforgettable: the first one takes place on the ship:the middie is dying and Lady Wellesley kisses him farewell the way his mother did when he sailed away;the second is the scene of the letter Hornblower's wife wrote just before her death: as the officer finds his house empty , a voice-over reads the whole message .

"Captain Horatio Hornblower" is the perfect show for the whole family on a Xmas evening