Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War

Original title: Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

TV Movie
1999
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

4.4K

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Ioan Gruffudd and Estelle Skornik in Horatio Hornblower: The Wrong War (1999)

Adventure Drama War

Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

4.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Trivia
Captain Pellew's line, "As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean," is a quotation from the second part of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Coleridge. It was first published, anonymously, in 1798.

Goofs
General de Charette refers to restoring His Catholic Majesty. That title was used by the kings of Spain. The kings of France were known as the Most Christian King.

Quotes
Major Edrington: [Watching as Hornblower struggles to mount a horse] Now I see why you chose the Navy.

Connections
Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008)

Soundtracks
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Traditional

User reviews14

Featured review

10/10

Hornblower an excellent series!

I was so surprised by the excellence of this movie which is the third I have seen and now look forward to seeing the complete series. Even my wife who is not particularly interested in naval history was entranced by it. Having read Patrick O'Brian's naval history Aubrey & Maturin series I have become fascinated by this period of history. Master and Commander was a movie made from a combination of two of O'Brians's book and also was a realistic portrayal but somehow Hornblower has given another dimension to life and living in these wooden ships. The Hornblower filmed series adds a memorable visual quality to this history and I can heartily recommend them.