Horatio Hornblower collector's edition

Resource Information

The work Horatio Hornblower collector's edition represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Horatio Hornblower collector's edition

Statement of responsibility

[produced by Andrew Benson ; directed by Andrew Grieve ; series developed by Celtic/Picture Palace for Meridian ; United Productions in association with A & E Networks]

Contributor

• Arts and Entertainment Network
• Celtic Films
• Meridian Broadcasting
• New Video Group
• Picture Palace (Firm)
• United Film & Television Productions
• Bamber, Jamie, 1973-
• Bathurst, Robert, 1957-
• Benson, Andrew
• Byrne, Michael, 1943-
• Carter, Jim, 1948-
• Cook, Ron
• Copley, Paul, 1944-
• Cranitch, Lorcan, 1959-
• Flynn, Barbara, 1948-
• Forester, C. S., (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966
• Fulford, Christopher
• Gilder, Sean, 1964-
• Glenister, Philip
• Grieve, Andrew
• Gruffudd, Ioan
• Haygarth, Tony, 1945-
• Healy, Dorian
• Jones, Nicholas, 1946-
• Keane, John, (John E)
• Lawson, Denis
• Lindsay, Robert, 1949-
• Lunghi, Cherie, 1952-
• McGann, Paul
• McNeice, Ian
• Mollo, Andrew
• Mollo, John
• Palmer, Keith
• Pickup, Ronald
• Rintoul, David
• Sawalha, Julia, 1968-
• Sher, Antony, 1949-
• Shrapnel, John
• Tiernan, Andrew, 1965-
• Vaughan, Peter, 1923-2016
• Warner, David, 1941-
• West, Samuel, 1966-
• Wise, Greg, 1966-

Subject

• Action and adventure television programs
• England and Wales, Royal Navy -- 19th century -- Drama
• Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Drama
• Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Sailors -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Drama
• Television series

Genre

• Action and adventure television programs
• trueDrama
• Television series

Language

eng

Summary

Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague, and love, but always proves himself equal to the task

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Costume designer, John Mollo ; music composed by John Keane ; production designer, Andrew Mollo, Rob Harris ; film editor, Keith Palmer

Dewey number

791.45/72

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

Optional English subtitles; closed captioned

PerformerNote

Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy, Michael Byrne, Robert Bathurst, Denis Lawson, Ian McNeice, Andrew Tiernan, Cherie Lunghi, Christopher Fulford, Ronald Pickup, Antony Sher, Samuel West, John Shrapnel, Peter Vaughn, David Warner, Nicholas Jones, Philip Glenister, Jamie Bamber, David Rintoul, Paul Copley, Sean Gilder, Paul McGann, Lorcan Cranitch, Tony Haygarth, Julia Sawalha, Barbara Flynn, Greg Wise, Jim Carter, Ron Cook

Runtime

800

Target audience

general

Technique

live action