
Feature film — 1998
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
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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A high-signal pick with 66 votes.
Meridian Broadcasting
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Director: Andrew Grieve
On screen
Cast & crew

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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